Mark Herring
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Virginia AG: School boards can prohibit discrimination against LGBT students
Thursday, March 5, 2015The opinion reverses one issued in 2002 by a Republican predecessor who said public schools could not extend such protection without the General Assembly’s permission. -
Virginia AG officiates as marriage plaintiffs renew wedding vows
Monday, October 6, 2014RICHMOND, Va. -- In an emotional ceremony in front of the John Marshall Courthouse in downtown Richmond, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring renewed the vows of two of the plaintiffs who successfully challenged the state’s ban… -
Va. House Republicans aim to hire lawyer to defend same-sex marriage ban
Friday, September 19, 2014RICHMOND, Va. -- The GOP-controlled Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday approved a resolution that includes language that would allow the branch to hire legal counsel to defend the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, something Attorney… -
Va. AG asks U.S. Supreme Court to review same-sex marriage ruling
Friday, August 8, 2014RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision that struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, giving the high court its third such case… -
Virginia AG to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of same-sex marriage ruling
Tuesday, August 5, 2014RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said Tuesday he would ask the Supreme Court to review a decision that struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, although he supports the lower court's decision.… -
Va. delegate seeking to impeach AG over gay marriage support says it’s his duty
Tuesday, June 3, 2014RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Republican Del. Bob Marshall says it's his duty to try and pursue impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Mark Herring. Marshall, who co-authored the state’s 2006 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, criticized Herring's… -
Va. attorney general files brief supporting same-sex marriage
Friday, April 11, 2014RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia's attorney general has told an appellate court reviewing a judge's ruling that the state's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional that gays and lesbians have just as much right to marry as interracial… -
Growing number of attorneys general refusing to defend gay marriage bans
Friday, February 14, 2014NORFOLK, Va. — The day after a federal judge struck down Virginia's gay-marriage ban, state Attorney General Mark Herring wasn't vowing to appeal or insisting his state's law was sound. -
Federal judge rules Va. ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional
Thursday, February 13, 2014NORFOLK, Va. -- Virginia on Thursday became the first state in the South to have its same-sex marriage ban overturned, with a late-night federal court ruling that declared the voter-approved amendment unconstitutional. -
Federal judge asked to note Ky. gay marriage ruling in considering Va. case
Thursday, February 13, 2014NORFOLK, Va.- The Virginia Attorney General's Office wants a federal judge to take note of a recent ruling in Kentucky that said the state must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
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