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Oregon ruling marks 13th consecutive victory for marriage equality
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge threw out Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban Monday, marking the 13th consecutive legal victory for gay marriage advocates since last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned part of a federal ban.
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Ruling expected today in challenge to Oregon same-sex marriage ban
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge was expected to make Oregon the latest state to allow gay marriage after state officials refused to defend its constitutional ban in court, and gay couples were poised to tie the knot right after the ruling.
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Federal judge to rule Monday on Oregon same-sex marriage ban
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge says he’ll issue a decision next week on a constitutional challenge to Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Federal judge rejects NOM’s motion to defend Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the National Organization for Marriage cannot defend Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage after the state attorney general refused to do so, paving the way for a ruling on the ban that could come at any time.
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Judge to hear arguments on allowing NOM to intervene in Ore. marriage case
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday about whether a national group can defend Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage because the state’s attorney general has refused to do so.
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Oregon AG asks court to deny NOM request to intervene in gay marriage case
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has asked a federal judge not to allow the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to intervene in a case to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Ore. same-sex marriage ban gets day in court, but no one’s there to defend it
EUGENE, Ore. — Lawyers for four gay and lesbian couples and the state of Oregon are urging a federal judge to strike down the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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Federal judge to hear Oregon same-sex marriage challenge
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon is ready to hear arguments about the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, but no one will be in court to defend the measure.
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Judge denies NOM’s request to postpone hearing in Ore. gay marriage challenge
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon said Tuesday he would not postpone a long-scheduled hearing challenging the state’s same-sex marriage ban to accommodate an eleventh hour request by the National Organization for Marriage to intervene in the suit and defend the ban.
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NOM seeks to defend Ore. gay marriage ban, questions gay judge’s impartiality
SALEM, Ore. — The National Organization for Marriage said Monday it plans to file a motion to intervene and defend Oregon’s gay marriage ban from challenges in federal court.
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Federal court to hear challenge to Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban
SALEM, Ore. — The future of Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage goes before a federal judge this week, and while critics will argue that it unconstitutionally discriminates against gays and lesbians, there appears to be little support for it to be upheld.