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Federal appeals court asked to let Michigan same-sex marriages resume
DETROIT — Attorneys who persuaded a judge to overturn Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage are asking a higher court to reject an indefinite stay while the case is appealed by the state attorney general.
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Mich. appeal on same-sex marriage ruling dampens celebrations
DETROIT — Couples across Michigan were still in a waiting game Monday to be recognized as legally married on state driver’s licenses, voter registration records, Social Security cards and other documents because the ruling has been put on hold while the state appeals.
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Michigan paid $40K for ‘expert’ testimony in same-sex marriage trial
DETROIT — The state of Michigan says it has spent $40,000 on witnesses who testified as experts at a recent trial on same-sex marriage.
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Mich. governor to wait for appeals court before recognizing same-sex marriages
DETROIT — Michigan state agencies won’t immediately recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages that were performed in the hours before an appeals court put on hold a judge’s ruling that tossed out a state ban on gay marriage, the governor’s office said Sunday.
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More than 300 same-sex marriage licenses issued in Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Clerks in four Michigan counties have issued more than 300 licenses to same-sex couples. Read more >
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BREAKING: Appeals court suspends same-sex marriages in Michigan
A federal appeals court has suspended gay marriages in Michigan, putting on hold a decision by a lower court judge who had struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Michigan begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Same-sex couples wasted no time getting to courthouses in four Michigan counties to obtain marriage licenses on Saturday, one day after the state’s nearly 10-year ban on gay marriage was scratched from the state constitution by a federal judge.
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Some Mich. counties moving quickly to issue marriage licenses to gay couples
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Some counties plan to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples Saturday, less than 24 hours after a judge overturned Michigan’s ban on gay marriage.
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Reagan picked ‘activist judge’ who threw out Mich. same-sex marriage ban
DETROIT — The judge who made history by throwing out Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage has been on the federal bench for 26 years.
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Mich. plaintiffs celebrate on hearing news that marriage ban struck down
Watch as plaintiffs Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer hear the news that Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban has been struck down.