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Pa. judge orders county to stop issuing same-sex marriage licenses
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge is stopping a suburban Philadelphia court clerk from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, saying it was a clear violation of his legal authority.
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Judge vows quick ruling in Pa. same-sex marriage case
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge is promising to rule quickly on whether a county clerk should be ordered to stop handing out marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Pa. AG gives governor’s lawyers OK to handle gay marriage case
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s attorney general has granted express written authority to lawyers for Gov. Tom Corbett to handle a case in which the Health Department wants to stop a suburban Philadelphia court clerk from giving marriage licenses to same-sex couples, according to a Tuesday court filing.
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Landmark same-sex marriage hearing approaches in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — For two months, an elected court clerk in the Philadelphia suburbs has been giving something to same-sex couples they have not been able to get anywhere else: a Pennsylvania marriage license.
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Attorneys compare gay couples to 12-year-old kids in brief opposing gay marriage
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Marriage licenses given to same-sex couples in the state are invalid because the couples were barred from marrying, just like 12-year-olds, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s attorneys said Wednesday.
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Pa. court outlines issues for hearing on marriage licenses for same-sex couples
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania court laid out the issues Thursday to be argued at a hearing in two weeks about a suburban Philadelphia court clerk’s decision to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Pa. court to hear case against county for issuing same-sex marriage licenses
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania court will hear arguments next month on the governor’s attempt to stop a county official from issuing same-sex marriage licenses.
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Pa. county official defends issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
PHILADELPHIA — A county clerk defended his decision to issue same-sex marriage licenses in a legal brief Monday that calls Pennsylvania’s marriage law “arbitrary and suspect.”
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Pa. state lawyers: Marriage licenses for same-sex couples risk ‘serious harm’
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania health department says a county clerk’s decision to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples “risks causing serious and limitless harm” in the state and beyond.
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Pa. county grants 100th same-sex marriage license
A suburban Philadelphia county defying Pennsylvania’s marriage law issued its 100th same-sex license Friday, just weeks after opening the courthouse door to gay men and women.