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Florida judge overturns gay marriage ban; ruling applies only to Florida Keys
KEY WEST, Fla — . A judge in the Florida Keys has overturned the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage after a legal challenge by six gay couples said it effectively made them second-class citizens. The ruling was issued Thursday by Circuit Judge Luis M. Garcia and applies only to Monroe County, which covers the Keys. The lawsuit contended …
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Key West couple’s challenge to Fla. same-sex marriage ban goes to court
KEY WEST, Fla. — A same-sex couple from Key West, Fla., are in court Monday for a hearing on their challenge to Florida’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Aaron Huntsman, 43, and William Lee Jones, 42, filed suit in April in Monroe County after being refused a marriage license. The couple, bartenders at 801 Bourbon Bar in Key West, wanted to marry…
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Fla. AG seeks to defend same-sex marriage ban in two additional lawsuits
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose strong defense of the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in federal court has already prompted sharp criticism, is moving to defend the ban in two other lawsuits pending in state courts. Bondi’s office on Tuesday filed motions to intervene in lawsuits that had been filed …
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Key West couple files lawsuit challenging Florida’s same-sex marriage ban
KEY WEST, Fla. — A same-sex couple in Key West, Fla., has filed a lawsuit after being refused a marriage license in Monroe County.