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What’s happening where? The latest developments in marriage equality…
Weddings, court rulings and confusion are defining a week that started with the U.S. Supreme Court denying appeals from five states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage. Some of the 11 states affected by the denial went ahead with weddings; others are proceeding toward marriage deliberately. Others are putting up a fight.
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U.S. Supreme Court says it erred in halting Nevada same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy mistakenly blocked the start of same-sex marriage in Nevada in an order that spawned confusion among state officials and disappointment in couples hoping to be wed. Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg confirmed this mix-up Thursday, saying Kennedy’s order issued a day earlier…
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Day of legal confusion leaves same-sex couples in limbo in Idaho, Nevada
Confusion and uncertainty over gay marriage spread Wednesday as couples in Las Vegas wondered whether they’d be allowed to wed, and partners in Idaho dealt with disappointment after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling blocked them moments before they would have picked up marriage licenses.
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Nevada clerks won’t issue same-sex marriage licenses
LAS VEGAS — After a day of on-again, off-again developments, the county clerk at the busy Las Vegas marriage bureau has decided against issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Clark County Clerk Diana Alba said late Wednesday afternoon she didn’t know when she and other county clerks in the state would be able to begin issuing licenses for same-sex marriages.
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Group asks Supreme Court to reinstate block on Nevada same-sex marriages
LAS VEGAS — A group fighting to keep Nevada’s state ban on same-sex marriage wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a short-lived ruling that blocked weddings from taking place.
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Kennedy allows same-sex marriage to commence in Nevada
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has allowed same-sex marriage to begin in Nevada, clarifying that an earlier order blocking gay unions applies only to Idaho. Kennedy said in a brief order issued Wednesday afternoon that he is temporarily putting on hold same-sex marriage in Idaho, where state officials have asked …
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Same-sex marriages on hold in Nevada after Supreme Court justice issues stay
LAS VEGAS — Same-sex couples are being told not to line up Wednesday at the marriage bureau in Las Vegas, after the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked gay marriage in Idaho and Nevada. Clark County Clerk Diane Alba tells The Associated Press it’s clear at least for now that she can’t issue gender-neutral marriage licenses in the self-proclaimed…
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Kennedy orders temporary stay in Idaho, Nevada same-sex marriage rulings
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Wednesday temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that declared gay marriage legal in Idaho and Nevada. Kennedy’s order came a little more than an hour after Idaho filed an emergency request for an immediate stay and about 10 minutes before the state said that state and…
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‘Wedding capital’ Las Vegas to begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples
LAS VEGAS — Gay rights groups celebrated Tuesday and county clerks began making plans to for a burst of marriage applications after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Nevada’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. In Las Vegas, the self-described “wedding capital,” the county-run marriage license bureau set a 2 p.m. Wednesday…
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Nevada state senator proposes after same-sex marriage ruling
LAS VEGAS — Nevada Democratic state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson says he proposed to his partner immediately after hearing that an appeals court had overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Atkinson said he called his partner, Sherwood Howard, on Tuesday afternoon to break the news about the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling…