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Judge in St. Louis rules Missouri same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A judge in St. Louis on Wednesday ruled that Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, setting off a rush among some same-sex couples to apply for marriage licenses.
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St. Louis challenge to Mo. same-sex marriage ban in court
ST. LOUIS — An assistant Missouri attorney general argued Monday in a St. Louis courtroom that state law, backed by a vote of the people, makes it clear that marriage is defined as between a man and a woman. But St. Louis City Counselor Winston Calvert countered that the state has no business treating same-sex couples as “second-class citizens.”
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Challenge to Mo. same-sex marriage ban heads to trial
ST. LOUIS — A legal challenge to Missouri’s same-sex marriage ban returns to court in St. Louis. The city issued marriage licenses to four same-sex couples in June, setting up a court fight in a state where gay marriage is banned under a 2004 amendment to the Missouri Constitution.
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Mo. AG says he supports marriage equality, but will defend state’s ban
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says he personally supports marriage equality but will defend the state’s constitutional ban against same-sex marriage. Koster’s comments Thursday come a day after St. Louis officials issued marriage licenses to four same-sex couples.
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Four same-sex couples issued marriage licenses, wed in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay announced Thursday that marriage licenses were issued to four same-sex couples by St. Louis Recorder of Deeds Sharon Carpenter on Wednesday evening, coinciding with the one year anniversary of the Defense of Marriage Act being struck down. The four couples were then married at St. Louis City Hall.