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Marriage News Watch: Sixth Circuit recap, 3 states head to Supreme Court
This week’s Marriage News Watch report from Matt Baume at the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) recaps last week’s hearings in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the challenges to four states’ same-sex marriage bans, while appeals from three other states land at the U.S. Supreme Court. Plus, Wisconsin organizers have formed a new group called …
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Oklahoma same-sex marriage appeal lands at U.S. Supreme Court
TULSA, Okla. — Voters should decide how to define marriage, not federal judges, said attorneys who filed an appeal Wednesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Oklahoma’s ban on gay marriage is constitutional. The 47-page appeal was filed by lawyers for Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization representing Tulsa County Clerk …
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Plaintiffs’ attorneys seek fees in Oklahoma same-sex marriage case
TULSA, Okla. — The attorneys for two lesbian couples who challenged Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex have requested that Tulsa County cover their legal fees. The Tulsa World reports the attorneys asked Friday that the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals compensate them for their work on the case. They said the request stems from a law that allows plaintiffs…
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Okla. same-sex marriage decision to be appealed to Supreme Court
TULSA, Okla. — The federal appeals court decision that upheld a district court ruling striking down Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban will be one of at least three same-sex marriage rulings appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Alliance Defending Freedom, the conservative legal group representing the Tulsa County court clerk, told The Oklahoman on Friday…
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Oklahoma plaintiffs praise same-sex marriage ruling
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma couple that challenged a state ban on same-sex marriage is praising a federal court ruling striking down the ban. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver handed down the decision Friday in favor of Tulsans Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin. The two expressed gratitude for the ruling that they say affirms that all people are…
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Fallin: Marriage ruling an example of federal courts trampling on states’ rights
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says a federal appeals court ruling that struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is an example of federal courts trampling on the rights of states to govern themselves. Fallin issued a statement Friday after the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver struck down Oklahoma’s constitutional …
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Attorney for Tulsa clerk bemoans Okla. same-sex marriage decision
TULSA, Okla. — An attorney for Tulsa County’s clerk says he disagrees with a federal appeals court that struck down Oklahoma’s ban against same-sex marriage. OKLAHOMA CITY — An attorney for Tulsa County’s clerk says he disagrees with a federal appeals court that struck down Oklahoma’s ban against same-sex marriage.
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Gay rights groups plan celebrations across Okla., following marriage ruling
OKLAHOMA CITY — Gay rights groups are planning celebrations across the state after a federal appeals court ruled Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Two separate rallies were planned Friday evening in Oklahoma City, with other events scheduled in Tulsa and Norman. A “Decision Day Gathering” set for 7 p.m. Friday night at the …
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U.S. appeals court rules Okla. same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
DENVER — A federal appeals court ruling Friday that Oklahoma’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional spurred celebration among gay rights activists but sparked sharp anger among Republican leaders in a conservative state that prides itself on being the buckle of the nation’s Bible Belt. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
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Christian university expels student for marrying her same-sex partner
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — An Oklahoma college student just one semester away from completing her degree has been expelled by a Christian university for marrying her same-sex partner. Christian Minard says she received a letter from Southwestern Christian University in Bethany, Okla., notifying her of her expulsion after marrying her partner…