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ACLU files federal lawsuit challenging Kansas same-sex marriage ban
TOPEKA, Kan. — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against Kansas’ ban on same-sex marriage on behalf of two couples who were denied marriage licenses last week. The lawsuit filed Friday challenges a state law against gay marriage and a provision added to the state constitution in 2005 prohibiting same-sex marriages.
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Kansas Supreme Court blocks marriage licenses for same-sex couples
TOPEKA, Kan. — Hours after Kansas’ most populous county issued a same-sex marriage license to a couple who quickly wed, the state Supreme Court on Friday blocked the granting of any more such licenses. But the victory for supporters of the Kansas Constitution’s ban on gay marriage could be short-lived. The state’s highest court signaled…
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Kansas county issues state’s first marriage license to a same-sex couple
OLATHE, Kan. — A court office in Kansas’ most populous county issued a marriage license Friday to a gay couple, believed to be the first such license in the state. Liz Dickinson, a member of the gay-rights group Equality Kansas, said she was at the county courthouse Friday when the couple received their license. The Johnson County District Court…
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Same-sex marriage still in limbo in Kansas in all but one county
TOPEKA, Kan. — Wedding plans of gay couples across Kansas were in limbo Thursday, with all but one of the state’s 105 counties refusing to issue marriage licenses and the American Civil Liberties Union preparing to sue in a bid to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex unions. Couples began showing up at county marriage license offices around …
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What’s happening where? The latest developments in marriage equality…
Weddings, court rulings and confusion are defining a week that started with the U.S. Supreme Court denying appeals from five states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. Some of the 11 states affected by the denial went ahead with weddings; others are proceeding toward marriage deliberately. Others are putting up a fight.
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Judge orders Kansas county to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
OLATHE, Kan. — A judge in Kansas’ most populous county ordered it Wednesday to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, following actions earlier this week by the U.S. Supreme Court. Johnson County Chief District Judge Kevin Moriarty said his order was meant to avoid confusion about the legal climate surrounding same-sex marriages…
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Brownback: Kansas should defend same-sex marriage ban
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas should defend the state constitution’s ban on same-sex marriage in court because the people have spoken on the issue. A spokesman for Brownback’s Democratic challenger, Paul Davis, said Tuesday that Davis is focused on issues that unite Kansas residents…
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ACLU announces new challenge to Kansas same-sex marriage ban
WICHITA, Kan. — A decision by the nation’s highest court Monday turning away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions is expected to clear the way for the expansion soon of same-sex marriages to Kansas.
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Study: 24,000 transgender voters could be disenfranchised in November
LOS ANGELES – Ten states’ strict voter ID laws may create substantial barriers to voting and possible disenfranchisement for more than 24,000 transgender voters this November. According to a new study entitled, “The Potential Impact of Voter Identification Laws on Transgender Voters in the 2014 General Election,” authored by the Williams Institute’s …
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Group erects ‘God Loves Gays’ billboard in ‘God Hates Fags’ hometown
TOPEKA, Kan. — Organizers behind the website “God Loves Gay People” and the Facebook page “The Facebook God,” have erected a billboard Topeka, Kan. — home to the virulently anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church — proclaiming that “God Loves Gays.” The billboard, located about 3 miles southeast of the Westboro Baptist Church compound, is the product of …