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Judge rejects county clerk’s bid to appeal Pa. same-sex marriage ruling
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge who overturned Pennsylvania’s law banning same-sex marriage is rejecting a bid by a county official from eastern Pennsylvania to appeal it. U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III issued his decision Wednesday on the request by Schuylkill County Orphans Court Clerk Theresa Santai-Gaffney.
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Judge says he saw no proof that same-sex marriage destroys families
The federal judge who struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage said Monday he saw no proof that same-sex marriage destroys the strength of families. U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III, responding to criticism of his decision, noted that Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration did not even try to establish such a link in the case before him.
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Klingenschmitt: A demonic spirit caused judge in Pa. marriage case to ‘conspire against God’
On Monday’s “Pray In Jesus Name” program, Former Navy chaplain Gordon “Dr. Chaps” Klingenschmitt reacted to last month’s ruling striking down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage by declaring that the judge who issued the ruling was controlled by a demonic spirit that led him to “conspire against God.”
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Judge in gay marriage suit rejects state argument that court lacks jurisdiction
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge hearing a challenge to Pennsylvania’s law banning recognition of same-sex marriages is keeping the case on track for trial by preventing an appellate review at this stage.
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Federal judge sets June trial for Pa. same-sex marriage lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The trial of a lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s gay-marriage ban will be held in June, a federal judge said Friday.
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Federal judge rules lawsuit challenging Pa. gay marriage ban can proceed
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal court challenge to Pennsylvania’s 17-year-old law banning the recognition of same-sex marriages took an important step toward a trial Friday when a judge rejected two different attempts to block the lawsuit.
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No trial date set yet in Pa. same-sex marriage case
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge said Wednesday he would not set a trial date just yet for a lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage.