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Fight over same-sex marriage echoes decades-old battle of Loving v. Virginia
WASHINGTON — To some people in Virginia, the fight over legalization of same-sex marriage echoes a decades-old battle over the state’s 1924 law banning marriage between white and black people. But opponents of gay marriage reject the comparison.
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Judge puts one Va. gay marriage case on hold while other case is appealed
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A federal judge has put one lawsuit challenging Virginia’s gay marriage ban on hold while another makes its way through the appeals process.
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Appeals court allows all Va. same-sex couples to join marriage challenge
RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday granted a motion filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the ACLU of Virginia to intervene in Bostic v. Rainey, the federal court challenge to Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Federal judge grants class action status for challenge to Va. gay marriage ban
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A federal judge in Virginia has certified as a class action a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Va. quickly emerging as key battleground state in marriage equality fight
Almost overnight, Virginia has emerged as a critical state in the nationwide fight to grant gay men and women the right to marry. This purple state was once perceived as unfriendly and even bordering on hostile to gay rights. That’s changed after a seismic political shift in the top three elected offices, from conservative Republicans to liberal Democrats who support same-sex marriage.
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Federal court rejects motion to dismiss challenge to Va. same-sex marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal court on Monday rejected a motion from the Staunton Circuit Court Clerk seeking to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Hearing held in lawsuit challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban
HARRISONBURG, Va. — A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday on whether to certify as a class action a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Two lesbian couples file federal lawsuit challenging Va. gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — Two couples from the Shenandoah Valley filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban.
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ACLU, Lambda Legal to file federal challenge to Va. gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. — The ACLU of Virginia says it will file a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s gay marriage ban.