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Mich. defense of gay marriage ban off to rocky start as judge bars first witness
DETROIT — A judge barred an Ivy League law student Monday from testifying at Michigan’s same-sex marriage trial, saying he might become an expert witness someday but his opinions wouldn’t help sway this case.
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Harvard professor testifies in Day 4 of Mich. same-sex marriage trial
DETROIT — A Harvard University professor testified on Friday for two women challenging Michigan’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Expert testimony continues in Day 3 of Mich. same-sex marriage trial
DETROIT — A California scholar says that same-sex couples give the same reason as their opposite-sex counterparts to why they want to marry. Gary Gates of the Williams Institute at UCLA law school testified Thursday in a trial in Detroit federal court over the future of Michigan’s ban on gay marriage.
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Professor defends homes led by gay parents in Day 2 of Mich. marriage trial
DETROIT — A sociologist testifying Wednesday at Michigan’s gay marriage trial said children raised by same-sex parents suffer no handicap when compared to other kids.
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Trial begins in challenge to Michigan same-sex marriage ban
DETROIT — An attorney for two women opposing Michigan’s ban on gay marriage urged a judge Tuesday to halt the treatment of same-sex couples as “second-class citizens,” the latest in a series of marriage-equality challenges across the country.
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Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban goes on trial in federal court Tuesday
DETROIT — Michigan’s nearly decade-old ban on gay marriage is going to trial Tuesday, with two weeks set aside for testimony from experts about whether there’s a legitimate state interest in restricting marriage to a man and a woman.
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Marriage ban on trial in Mich. this week, defendants to argue gay parents inferior
DETROIT — The trial that could overturn Michigan’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage ban begins Tuesday in a federal court in Detroit.
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Mich. governor asks judge to uphold ban on partner benefits for gay couples
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder wants a federal judge to continue Michigan’s ban on domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples who work for state and local governments.
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Plaintiffs in gay marriage suit seek to exclude ‘expert’ witness Mark Regnerus
DETROIT — Plaintiffs in a federal court challenge of Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage have filed a brief seeking to ban the author of a discredited study on gay parenting from testifying as an expert witness on behalf of the state.
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Michigan GOP official who made anti-gay remarks rejects calls to resign
WASHINGTON — A Michigan member of the Republican National Committee rejected calls to resign Friday after making anti-gay and anti-Muslim remarks.