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Ind. GOP leader sanctions Senator amid intraparty fight over gay marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS — The top Republicans in the Indiana Senate removed a conservative senator from a leadership position this week in the wake of an intraparty fight over amending the state’s constitution to ban gay marriage.
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Ill. governor applauds ruling allowing same-sex couples to wed in Cook County
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is applauding a federal judge’s ruling to allow same-sex couples in Cook County to immediately wed.
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First same-sex couple in line in Cook County to obtain marriage license
CHICAGO — The first same-sex couple is in line in Cook County to get a license. Clerk David Orr said he would start offering the licenses Friday afternoon after a federal judge’s ruling.
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Chicago mayor Emanuel praises ruling allowing gay couples to begin marrying
CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is praising a federal judge’s ruling that allows gay couple to marry immediately in Cook County.
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Ky. Senate candidate: Gay marriage will lead to parents marrying their kids for tax benefits
WASHINGTON — A Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Kentucky said that same-sex marriage could lead to a parent claiming marriage to his or her child to gain tax benefits and other privileges.
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Federal judge says same-sex marriages can begin in Chicago, Cook County
CHICAGO — A federal judge says same-sex couples in Chicago don’t have to wait until June to marry. Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman’s Friday order says there is no reason to delay same-sex marriages in Illinois, when the state’s law is set to take effect.
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Pa. lawyers defend state’s gay marriage ban, ask court to dismiss lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawyers for Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration are urging a state judge to uphold Pennsylvania’s ban on gay marriage by throwing out a lawsuit brought by more than two dozen same-sex couples that challenges its constitutionality.
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Ariz. legislature approves bill allowing religious discrimination against gays
PHOENIX — The GOP-dominated Arizona House has approved a bill that would expand people’s rights to claim their religious beliefs as a basis for refusing service to gays and others.
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Oregon AG says she will not defend state’s gay marriage ban in court
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Thursday that she will not defend the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying it “cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge under any standard of review.”
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Judges in 2 N.M. counties stop officiating weddings following gay marriage ruling
CARLSBAD, N.M. — Judges in two southeastern New Mexico counties recently announced they will no longer officiate weddings after the state’s high court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal.