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Same-sex marriage rulings in Utah, Okla., build momentum
OKLAHOMA CITY — In less than a month, two federal judges have struck down gay marriage bans in two conservative U.S. states for the same reason, concluding that they violate the Constitution’s promise of equal treatment under the law. Experts say the rulings could represent an emerging legal consensus that will carry the issue back […]
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Oklahoma ruling shows U.S. shift toward same-sex marriage
TULSA, Oklahoma — For the second time in a month, a federal judge has set aside a deeply conservative U.S. state’s limits on same-sex marriage, this time in Oklahoma. Like the federal judge who reversed Utah’s gay marriage ban in December, U.S. District Judge Terence Kern on Tuesday determined that Oklahoma’s voter-approved ban on same-sex […]
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BREAKING: Federal judge rules Okla. gay marriage ban unconstitutional
TULSA, Okla. — A federal judge has ruled that Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Terrence Kern handed down the ruling Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by two same-sex couples. Kern’s ruling was immediately stayed pending appeal, meaning gay marriages won’t immediately happen in Oklahoma.
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Okla. couple waiting 9 years in marriage lawsuit file new brief after Utah ruling
TULSA, Okla. — Lawyers for two same-sex couples suing for the right to marry and to have a marriage from another jurisdiction recognized in Oklahoma have filed an additional brief following a federal ruling that found a same-sex marriage ban in Utah violated the U.S. Constitution.
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Nine years after filing gay marriage lawsuit, couple still waits for day in court
TULSA, Okla. — A same-sex couple that sued for the right to marry knew they’d have an uphill battle in a conservative state like Oklahoma, but nothing like this: Nine years after filing their original lawsuit, they haven’t had their day in court.
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Okla. rejects amended tax returns from legally married, same-sex couples
TULSA, Okla. — A small number of Oklahoma same-sex couples have received returned payments from the state Tax Commission, which turned down their recently amended filings that claimed married status.
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Gov. says Okla. Guard won’t process benefits for married, same-sex couples
OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Mary Fallin says Oklahoma National Guard facilities and employees who are paid with state tax dollars won’t process benefits for married, same-sex couples.
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Okla. governor evaluates options over Guard benefits for same-sex couples
OKLAHOMA CITY — A spokesman for Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says Fallin and Attorney General Scott Pruitt are evaluating legal options regarding benefits for same-sex couples in the National Guard after U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel issued a warning to states that have denied those benefits.
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Gay couple in Oklahoma legally wed despite state ban on same-sex marriage
OKLAHOMA CITY — In a conservative state referred to as the buckle of the Bible Belt, two men legally married Thursday in a small ceremony at a chapel on an old military fort west of Oklahoma City.
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Native American bloodline allows gay couple to be first to wed in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY — Darren Black Bear hasn’t thought too much about his upcoming nuptials. Maybe khaki pants, and he doesn’t mind if guests show up in Halloween costumes even though the wedding will be a rare sight: He and his partner are getting legally married in Oklahoma even though the state bans same-sex marriage.