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Oregon officials urge Supreme Court to deny NOM’s request for stay
Arguing that there is no way the U.S. Supreme Court is going to rule on the constitutionality of state bans on same-sex marriage when only a private group is defending such a law, Oregon state officials and a group of same-sex couples urged the Court on Monday not to grant a private association’s request to stop those couples from marrying in that state.
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Kennedy asks for briefs on NOM request to halt same-sex marriage in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — A U.S. Supreme Court justice is asking for more information before any ruling on an effort by the National Organization for Marriage to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon.
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NOM asks U.S. Supreme Court to halt same-sex marriages in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — The National Organization for Marriage says it is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal judge’s order declaring Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
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With an eye on the right side of history, judges nix same-sex marriage bans
Robert Shelby, a former Army combat engineer, knocked over the first domino. As a U.S. district judge — appointed in 2012 by President Barack Obama with support from Utah’s two conservative Republican senators — Shelby ruled last December that the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
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Ore. governor, AG hail marriage ruling; reaction from supporters, opponents
PORTLAND, Ore. — Both supporters and opponents of marriage equality spoke out Monday about a federal judge’s ruling striking down Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage. Both the Governor and the Attorney General supported the ruling, and the state previously declined to defend the ban in court.
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Going to the chapel… Same-sex couples begin tying the knot in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Jubilant couples rushed to the altar Monday after a federal judge struck down Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Oregon ruling marks 13th consecutive victory for marriage equality
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge threw out Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban Monday, marking the 13th consecutive legal victory for gay marriage advocates since last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned part of a federal ban.
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Federal judge strikes down Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge has struck down Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban, saying it is unconstitutional.
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Federal appeals court denies NOM request for stay in Ore. marriage ruling
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal appeals court’s ruling has cleared the way for same-sex marriages to begin immediately in Oregon if a judge’s ruling allows it.
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NOM asks appeals court for stay in Oregon same-sex marriage case
PORTLAND, Ore. — An anti-gay marriage group that sought to defend Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban is taking its case to a federal appeals court, just hours before a judge is expected to strike down the ban.