Page 2
-
Federal judge hears arguments in Ohio same-sex marriage lawsuit
CINCINNATI — A federal judge is considering whether to allow a funeral director to remain on a lawsuit that seeks to have gay marriages recognized on Ohio death certificates despite a statewide ban, saying after a lively court hearing in Cincinnati on Wednesday that he would act quickly in the matter.
-
Ohio man who challenged state’s gay marriage ban dies
CINCINNATI — John Arthur, who with his longtime partner helped lead a legal challenge to Ohio’s ban on gay marriage, died early Tuesday, his attorney and a funeral home director said.
-
Ohio lawmaker wants federal judge impeached for same-sex marriage rulings
An Ohio state lawmaker wants the U.S. Congress to impeach a federal judge who ordered state officials to recognize the same-sex marriages of a deceased man and another terminally ill man on their death certificates.
-
Judge sides with Ohio couple; orders gay man listed as married on death certificate
A recently deceased gay Ohio man must be listed on his death certificate as married and his husband must be listed as his spouse despite Ohio’s gay marriage ban, a federal judge ordered Tuesday.
-
Judge extends order that Ohio recognize dying man’s same-sex marriage
CINCINNATI — A federal judge on Tuesday extended a temporary restraining order preventing state authorities from enforcing their ban on gay marriage against two men who got married in another state as one of them nears death.
-
Linda Harvey: Terminally ill gay Ohio man should have married a woman
Ohio-based Religious Right activist Linda Harvey on Tuesday expressed outrage that a district court judge ruled on behalf of a gay couple, who are both Ohio residents but were married in Maryland, against the state’s ban on same-sex unions.
-
Ruling on terminally ill gay man’s death certificate may spawn new suits
CINCINNATI — A same-sex couple who successfully sued to get their out-of-state marriage recognized in Ohio despite a state ban are at the forefront of what supporters and experts believe will be a rush of similar lawsuits aiming to take advantage of an apparent legal loophole.
-
UPDATED: Ohio AG says ‘no appeal planned’ in terminally ill gay man’s death certificate
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that state officials must recognize the marriage of a gay couple that was performed in Maryland on the death certificate of one of the men who is terminally ill.
-
Federal judge orders Ohio to recognize terminally ill man’s same-sex marriage
A federal judge in Ohio on Monday ordered state officials to recognize the marriage of a gay couple that was performed in Maryland on the death certificate of one of the men who is terminally ill, noting that he “is certain to die soon.”
-
Ohio couple challenges state law denying same-sex marriage
CINCINNATI — Two Ohio men have filed a federal lawsuit alleging Ohio violates the U.S Constitution by denying legal recognition to same-sex couples married in states where gay marriage is legal.