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Obergefell & Hodges (re)unite to oppose Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to Supreme Court
The plaintiff and the defendant in the landmark marriage equality case are on the same side when it comes to the danger facing the Supreme Court.
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Marriage equality plaintiff will testify before Congress today
One month to the day after the mass shooting in Orlando at a gay nightclub, Republicans are holding a hearing to discuss legalizing discrimination against LGBT people.
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Pat Robertson thinks gay marriage is still illegal
The host of “The 700 Club” thinks the Supreme Court’s Obergefell ruling is merely an opinion.
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Attorneys seek $1.1 million-plus in gay marriage legal fees
The attorneys say the request is reasonable because of the difficulty of the case and the importance of the issue.
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Lead plaintiff at center of same-sex marriage ruling honors early gay rights protesters
Regina Sullivan started crying as she squeezed her arms around the man at the center of the latest gay rights milestone: Jim Obergefell, whose lawsuit led to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling making same-sex marriage the law of the land. …
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Lead plaintiff in same-sex marriage case gets hero’s welcome at Cincinnati pride
A Cincinnati native who was the lead plaintiff in the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has come back to his hometown to celebrate.
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Cory Booker delivers impassioned speech on Senate floor to underscore need for marriage equality
The N.J. Senator took to the Senate floor to underscore the importance of nationwide marriage marriage equality, and to tell the story of Jim Obergefell, lead plaintiff in one of six cases to be heard by the Supreme Court.
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Two years after his husband’s death, Jim Obergefell is still fighting for the right to be married
The wedding, performed on an airport tarmac in 2013, has become iconic within the marriage equality movement, a testament to a couple’s commitment and to the absurd lengths necessary to undertake for a simple ceremony.
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A perfect day, one year ago: The wedding that could topple Ohio’s gay marriage ban
“We were together 20 years and 10 months,” Jim Obergefell says, sitting at the dining table of the couple’s condo in Cincinnati’s Over the Rhine neighborhood. Obergefell just tried watching the video of their July 2013 wedding, but he couldn’t get past John’s first words to the camera. It’s too soon after his husband’s passing, from ALS, last October. And John Arthur, at age 48, passed too soon.
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Ohio appeals ruling that state recognize gay marriages on death certificates
CINCINNATI — Ohio authorities have appealed a federal judge’s ruling ordering them to recognize gay marriages on death certificates.