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Attorney asks judge to bypass trial and issue ruling in N.D. gay marriage case
BISMARCK, N.D. — The Minneapolis attorney representing the seven same-sex couples challenging North Dakota’s gay marriage ban is asking a judge to bypass a trial and issue a ruling. Attorney Joshua Newville filed a motion for summary judgment late Tuesday while also responding to the state’s motion to dismiss the case.
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N.D. state officials want challenge to same-sex marriage ban dismissed
BISMARCK, N.D. — State officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage, despite a wave of court decisions in other states striking down such bans.
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Second lawsuit filed challenging North Dakota same-sex marriage ban
FARGO, N.D. — A second lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging North Dakota’s ban on gay marriage. The 33-page complaint filed by Janet Jorgensen and Cynthia Phillips, who were legally married in Minnesota, says the couple is treated as “legal strangers” in their home state.
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North Dakota AG: It’s my duty to defend state’s same-sex marriage ban
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Attorney General says he hasn’t seen the lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage yet, but he notes that it’s his duty to defend the state when it’s sued.
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Lawsuit filed challenging North Dakota ban on same-sex marriage
BISMARCK, N.D. — Seven couples have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the ban on same-sex marriage in North Dakota, the last remaining state without a court challenge. It challenges both North Dakota’s constitutional ban on gay marriage and its refusal to recognize marriages of same-sex couples who legally wed in other states.
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Minn. county issues more same-sex marriage licenses to N.D. couples
BISMARCK, N.D. — Nearly two times as many same-sex couples from North Dakota have filed for marriage licenses across the border in Clay County than Minnesotans have. Deputy Recorder Lisa Kunze says 40 of the 68 same-sex marriage licenses filed in the county have been between two North Dakotans.
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One state left: Same-sex marriage battle could be coming to North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. — As North Dakota’s ban on gay marriage awaits an almost inevitable legal challenge, leaders in the conservative state must decide whether to spend some of its vast oil riches on a court fight – a step they already took to defend another divisive social policy. Six same-sex couples sued South Dakota this […]
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N.D. mayor first in state to join national marriage equality support group
BISMARCK, N.D. — The mayor of a small town in eastern North Dakota on Wednesday became the first mayor in the state to formally join a nationwide effort support gay marriage.
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Newly married S.D. couple to challenge state’s same-sex marriage ban
BISMARCK, N.D. — A newly married lesbian couple is poised to become the first to challenge South Dakota’s ban on same-sex marriage following the state’s refusal to grant the women a name change after they were legally married in Minnesota.
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N.D. National Guard to issue military IDs for same-sex spouses
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The North Dakota National Guard says it will issue military identification for same-sex couples.