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Norfolk Circuit Court clerk says he will appeal Va. same-sex marriage ruling
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk Circuit Court clerk said Monday that he plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling declaring the state’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional.
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Holder to state attorneys general: You don’t have to defend marriage bans
WASHINGTON — State attorneys general are not obligated to defend laws in their states banning same-sex marriage if the laws discriminate in a way forbidden by the Constitution, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told his state counterparts Tuesday.
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Lawyers in Okla. challenge say same-sex marriage is a detriment to children
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawyers for an Oklahoma clerk who refused to grant a marriage license to a same-sex couple say a federal judge was wrong to overturn the state’s voter-approved ban on gay marriages.
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Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban goes on trial in federal court Tuesday
DETROIT — Michigan’s nearly decade-old ban on gay marriage is going to trial Tuesday, with two weeks set aside for testimony from experts about whether there’s a legitimate state interest in restricting marriage to a man and a woman.
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State senator proposes striking same-sex marriage ban in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The minority leader of the Alaska Senate on Monday proposed to strike the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Alaska.
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Ohio poll finds voters closely divided in support for same-sex marriage
A new poll finds that Ohioans are closely split when it comes to same-sex marriage.
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Freedom to Marry launches $1 million marriage equality campaign in U.S. South
NEW YORK – Freedom to Marry, the advocacy campaign to win marriage equality nationwide, on Monday launched a $1 million multi-state campaign to build majority support for marriage in the South.
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Marriage ban on trial in Mich. this week, defendants to argue gay parents inferior
DETROIT — The trial that could overturn Michigan’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage ban begins Tuesday in a federal court in Detroit.
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Illinois’ same-sex couples look forward to pride month, celebrating their big day
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — While same-sex couples began marrying in Chicago and Illinois’ Cook County as a result of a court ruling on Friday, more than a dozen gay and lesbian couples downstate are preparing to celebrate their big day at the 7th annual Metro East PrideFest in Belleville, Ill., on June 21, 2014.
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Wedding bells ring early for same-sex couples in Illinois’ Cook County
CHICAGO — Jubilant same-sex couples began lining up for marriage licenses in Chicago on Friday after a federal judge ruled there was no reason for residents of Illinois’ largest county to wait until the state’s new gay marriage law takes effect, a decision some hope will prompt county clerks statewide to begin issuing the documents.