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Michigan ban on same-sex domestic partner benefits back in court
DETROIT — A month after Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban was overturned, the state is vigorously defending another law that’s being challenged by gays and lesbians: a prohibition on domestic partner benefits for employees in public schools and local governments.
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Saginaw, Mich., city council to consider LGBT non-discrimination ordinance
SAGINAW, Mich. — The Saginaw, Mich., city council is considering a proposed ordinance to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Mich. AG wants full appeals court to examine same-sex marriage ruling
DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette wants an entire federal appeals court to take a look at a decision overturning the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Woman attacked after being recognized from gay marriage interview
YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A southeastern Michigan woman says three men attacked her after recognizing her a television news interview after she married her same-sex partner.
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Group with ties to white supremacists files brief supporting gay marriage ban
LANSING, Mich. — A group with reported ties to white supremacists, has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Holder extends federal recognition to Michigan’s married same-sex couples
DETROIT — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has extended federal recognition to the Michigan marriages of about 300 same-sex couples that took place before a federal appeals court put those unions on hold.
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Lawmakers ask Holder to recognize Michigan’s same-sex newlyweds
DETROIT — Six Democrats in Michigan’s congressional delegation are asking U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed last weekend.
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Governor: Mich. won’t recognize 300+ same-sex marriages performed Saturday
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan won’t recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed last weekend before a court halted a decision that opened the door to gay nuptials, Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday.
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Snyder nears verdict on status of Mich. same-sex marriage licenses
DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday he wants to quickly decide the legal status of hundreds of same-sex marriages conducted after a judge struck down Michigan’s gay marriage ban but before the ruling was halted.
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Appeals court extends freeze on same-sex marriage in Michigan
DETROIT — A federal appeals court on Tuesday put an indefinite halt to same-sex marriage in Michigan while it takes a longer look at a judge’s decision overturning a 2004 ban.