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Five percent of North Carolina magistrates file marriage recusals
Sen. Phil Berger says the law that is causing magistrates to recuse themselves will probably prevent situations like the one in Kentucky.
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Same-sex marriage takes center stage at first work day of N.C. General Assembly
Thee Senate’s top leader pushed for religious exemptions for some court officials from performing marriage duties, months after the state’s same-sex marriage ban was struck down.
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N.C. GOP lawmakers ask Supreme Court to reinstate gay marriage ban
North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger and former state House leader and newly-seated U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to quickly hear their appeal seeking to reverse lower-court rulings that legalized same-sex marriage in the state.
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N.C. GOP lawmakers want Supreme Court to reinstate same-sex marriage ban
Senate leader Phil Berger and likely House Speaker Tim Moore said Thursday the two Republicans will ask the nation’s highest court to hear the North Carolina case.
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North Carolina GOP leaders to appeal gay marriage ruling to U.S. Supreme Court
The leaders of the two branches of the North Carolina state legislature notified a federal court on Friday that they will ask the Supreme Court to rule promptly on the constitutionality of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. In a filing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the two legislative leaders […]
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ACLU challenges North Carolina GOP leaders’ gay marriage appeal
RALEIGH, N.C. — Lawyers for several gay couples say in a legal filing that North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders shouldn’t be allowed to appeal rulings that legalized gay marriage in the state. In a filing Friday in federal court, lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union challenge the ability of …
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North Carolina’s top GOP lawmakers appeal same-sex marriage ruling
GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina legislative leaders are giving formal notice that their lawyers will appeal a Greensboro federal judge’s ruling that legalized same-sex marriages in the state. Attorneys hired by Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis say they’re appealing. Lawmakers decided to appeal earlier this year after…
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N.C. GOP lawmakers tell officials it’s OK to refuse to marry same-sex couples
RALEIGH, N.C. — Twenty-eight Republicans in the North Carolina Senate are urging state courts administrators not to punish employees who refuse to marry gay couples based on religious objections.
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GOP leader to plans legislation to protect N.C. officials who refuse to marry gays
RALEIGH, N.C. — A top North Carolina Republican said Thursday that he will back a bill protecting state officials who refuse to issue marriage licenses or perform weddings for same-sex couples. Senate Leader Phil Berger Sr. said he will introduce legislation in response to a magistrate in his home county who decided to resign instead of agreeing …
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North Carolina’s top GOP lawmakers plan to appeal same-sex marriage ruling
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders plan to appeal a ruling that struck down the state’s gay marriage ban. Legal experts say any appeal would face an uphill battle. House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate leader Phil Berger’s appeal would go to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia…