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Pa. state lawyers: Marriage licenses for same-sex couples risk ‘serious harm’
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania health department says a county clerk’s decision to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples “risks causing serious and limitless harm” in the state and beyond.
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Gay couples turned away at marriage license offices in three Tenn. counties
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Same-sex couples in at least three Tennessee counties applied for marriage licenses on Wednesday in a project coordinated by the Tennessee Equality Project.
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Demand among same-sex couples for marriage licenses in Pa. rising
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Demand among same-sex couples for marriage licenses from an eastern Pennsylvania county official shows no sign of slacking.
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Pa. sues to stop county from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
PHILADELPHIA — State officials asked a court to stop a rogue county from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on Tuesday, nearly a week after a clerk began granting them in violation of Pennsylvania law.
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Gay couples issued marriage licenses as Pa. county defines ban
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — At least five same-sex couples obtained marriage licenses Wednesday in a suburban Philadelphia county that is defying a state ban on such unions.
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Pa. county officials vow to issue marriage license to any gay couple who seeks one
PHILADELPHIA — Officials in the third-largest county in Pennsylvania have agreed to issue same-sex marriage licenses, despite a state law that bans the practice.
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Gay couples: Applying for a marriage license in Ind. could land you in jail
Applying for a marriage license in Indiana is not a good idea for same-sex couples, even if you know or expect it is going to be denied. It could land the couple a possible three year prison sentence.
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Minnesota begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
MINNEAPOLIS — A couple for 11 years already, Jeff Isaacson and Al Giraud of Minneapolis were first in line Thursday morning to receive a Hennepin County marriage license under Minnesota’s new law allowing gay couples to wed.
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Dallas gay couple, denied marriage license, arrested after staging sit-in
DALLAS — A gay couple was arrested on Thursday when they launched a planned protest of Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage after being denied a marriage license.
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DA warns town clerks of penalties for refusing marriage licenses to gay couples
As New York state prepares to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples later this month, at least one county is reminding local officials there will be consequences for refusing marriage licenses to gay couples.