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Wis. governor largely silent on same-sex marriage since ruling
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has a history of forcefully opposing same-sex marriage in Wisconsin, but in the wake of the state’s ban on gay marriages being found unconstitutional the Republican leader said Thursday that his own views about the issue do not matter.
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Same-sex marriages continue in Wisconsin amid court fight
MADISON, Wis. — Same-sex marriages were still being allowed in a majority of Wisconsin counties on Wednesday, even as those defending the state’s ban were proceeding with legal action that could result in courts ordering the marriages to stop. Here’s a look at where the legal fight and related issues stand:
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Confusion in Wis. as appeals court mistakenly releases, then vacates order
MADISON, Wis. — The confusion over same-sex marriages in Wisconsin is getting thicker. On Tuesday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals released an order saying it appears it lacks jurisdiction because Crabb isn’t done with the case. But the court later erased the order, saying it was mistakenly released.
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49 Wisconsin counties now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
MILWAUKEE — The latest count by The Associated Press shows clerks in 49 Wisconsin counties are issuing licenses to same-sex couples who want to get married. Hundreds of same-sex couples have wed in Wisconsin since Friday, when U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb declared the state’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional.
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Federal appeals court wants briefs in Wis. same-sex marriage stay request
MADISON, Wis. — It looks like a federal appeals court won’t rule on whether to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin until at least Wednesday. Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has asked the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay to halt same-sex marriages while he appeals.
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More than half of all Wisconsin counties now issuing same-sex marriage licenses
More than half of the counties in Wisconsin are issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. County clerk offices in 41 of the state’s 72 counties told The Associated Press on Monday that they were issuing licenses. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb in Madison struck down the ban Friday in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit challenging the prohibition.
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Judge delays action on AG request to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — Same-sex couples in Wisconsin convinced some county clerks to give them licenses Monday so they could wed before an expected hold on a judge’s decision declaring the state’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional. Other clerks, however, refused to act without an order from the court or state, which is appealing the judge’s decision.
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Gay couples convince Appleton, Wis., clerk to issue marriage licenses
APPLETON, Wis. — The county clerk in Appleton is accepting applications for marriage licenses from same-sex couples after nearly 100 people refused to leave her office without completing forms. Outagamie County Clerk Lori O’Bright initially told couples Monday morning that she would wait for direction from the state before issuing licenses to gay couples.
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Wis. AG asks federal appeals court to halt same-sex marriages
MADISON, Wis. — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has asked a federal appeals court to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin after a judge declared the state’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional. The Republican Van Hollen filed the motion Monday in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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County executive: 146 same-sex couples married in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — Nearly 150 gay couples have married in Milwaukee after a federal judge overturned Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage. Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele said Saturday afternoon that 146 couples married there before the courthouse closed at 1 p.m.