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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.
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Mich. AG calls for immediate freeze on ruling striking down gay marriage ban
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is asking a federal appeals court to immediately freeze a judge’s decision striking down the state’s ban on gay marriage while he appeals.
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Federal judge strikes down Michigan ban on same-sex marriage
DETROIT — Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Friday as he struck down a law that was widely embraced by voters a decade ago – the latest in a recent series of decisions overturning similar laws across the country.
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First openly lesbian federal judge in Michigan takes oath
DETROIT — The first openly lesbian federal judge in the U.S. 6th Circuit was sworn in Tuesday by Chief Judge Gerald Rosen of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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U.S. Senate confirms first out lesbian to federal bench in Michigan
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate this week voted to confirm Judith Levy as a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Levy, 55, becomes the first openly lesbian federal judge in Michigan.
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Bay County, Mich., votes down anti-discrimination measure
BAY CITY, Mich. — Leaders in Bay County, Mich., have rejected a measure to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Judge to rule within 2 weeks on Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage
DETROIT — A federal judge said he expects to make a decision within two weeks of Friday’s closing arguments in a challenge to Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Mich. gay marriage trial ends with state witness testifying gays are going to hell
DETROIT — Testimony concluded Thursday in a federal court challenge to Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage, with a witness for the state testifying that unrepentant homosexuals are going to hell.
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Professor testifies in Mich. marriage trial that children fare better with straight parents
DETROIT — An economist testified Tuesday that children raised by heterosexual parents had a much greater chance of making normal progress through school than those living with same-sex couples, putting his own spin on census data that was crunched differently by another expert at Michigan’s gay-marriage trial.