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Texas governor dismisses Supreme Court ruling, demands state agencies preserve religious liberties
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a directive to all state agencies demanding they preserve Texans’ religious liberties after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage.
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Puerto Rico amends laws after Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage
Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision, Puerto Rico’s governor signed an executive order requiring government agencies to become compliant with the ruling within 15 days.
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North Dakota governor: State will abide by Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage
Some gay couples wasted no time pursuing marriage licenses in North Dakota on Friday, just hours after the Supreme Court decreed that same-sex marriage is a nationwide right.
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Scott Walker calls Supreme Court marriage decision a ‘grave mistake’
Walker said in a statement Friday that the states should have the right to decide whether to allow same-sex marriage. He also says the Constitution should be amended to include a definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.
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Obama, in tweet, lauds high court decision on same-sex marriage
President Barack Obama took to Twitter to praise the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision as “a big step in our march toward equality.”
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Stories of love, life, death mark U.S. Supreme Court marriage equality cases
Some sued for the right to marry, while others are fighting to have states recognize a marriage performed elsewhere. They include young parents and grandparents, as well as a couple of grieving men who already have lost their life partners.
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Ohio man, deceased husband: The faces of the marriage equality movement
Jim Obergefell hadn’t thought about becoming one of the most visible figures in the marriage equality movement. He just wanted to marry the love of his life for 21 years.
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Adoption struggle leads couple into same-sex marriage fight
On paper, Paul Campion’s home seemed perfect for a foster child – and one of the students he worked with as a school counselor was begging to be taken in. His partner was the PTA president, and they had three adopted children already. But they were a gay couple in Kentucky.
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A new baby pulled New York couple into Ohio same-sex marriage lawsuit
Married and living in New York City, Joseph Vitale and Robert Talmas joined the legal battle over Ohio’s same-sex marriage law because that’s where their adopted son was born. Both fathers want to be listed on Cooper’s birth certificate.
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After four decades in secret, Kentucky couple fights for the next generation
Luke Barlowe and Jimmy Meade never held hands in public. For more than 40 years, they lived together quietly, afraid to out themselves as a couple.