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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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Wedding weekend: Same-sex couples celebrate marriage equality in Pa.
PHILADELPHIA — The first same-sex marriages are now in the history books at City Hall in Philadelphia. Eight couples were married Friday in the mayor’s reception room, days after a federal judge lifted the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Mayors, judges open marriage equality era in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA — The Memorial Day weekend will get off to a festive start as gays and lesbians begin to marry across Pennsylvania. The state could see scores of weddings following a federal judge’s decision to throw the state’s 1996 ban on “the ash heap of history.”
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Just in time for wedding season, Pa. couples celebrating marriage equality
HARRISBURG, Pa. — It came just in time for wedding season. Hundreds, if not thousands, of same-sex couples who live in Pennsylvania are rushing to get marriage licenses or celebrate the sudden recognition of their out-of-state marriages in their home state.
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Pa. governor announces he will not appeal same-sex marriage ruling
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s governor ended his fight Wednesday to stop same-sex marriage in the state, allowing a growing number of couples to proceed with their wedding plans with greater peace of mind.
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Catholic principal regrets using Ellen DeGeneres photo in dance invitation
NEWTOWN, Pa. — The principal of a Catholic elementary school in suburban Philadelphia is apologizing to parents for having used a photo of celebrity Ellen DeGeneres on an invitation to an Oscars-themed graduation dance.
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Same-sex couples racing to apply for marriage licenses in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA — Gay and lesbian couples are racing to pick up marriage licenses in Pennsylvania after a federal judge threw out the state’s ban on same-sex unions.
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Federal judge strikes down Pennsylvania ban on same-sex marriage
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage was overturned by a federal judge Tuesday in a decision that legalized the practice throughout the Northeast and sent couples racing to pick up licenses.
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Judge set to rule Tuesday on Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban
PHILADELPHIA — Gay rights activists should know within hours whether Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage will be overturned.
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Federal judge in Pa. considers same-sex marriage challenge
PHILADELPHIA — The fight for marriage equality in Pennsylvania moves to a federal courtroom Thursday, where a couple will ask a judge to recognize their same-sex marriage.