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Fourth Circuit rejects attempt to delay same-sex marriage in South Carolina
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for same-sex couples to be married in South Carolina beginning this week – at least for now. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, denied the state’s request to block the marriages while it appeals a lower court’s ruling overturning South Carolina’s ban on gay marriage.
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Couple asks federal court to allow gay marriages to proceed in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Gay marriages should be allowed to proceed in South Carolina because the state is unlikely to win its appeal to block them and has not shown it would suffer harm if such marriages take place, attorneys for a same-sex couple say.
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South Carolina files notice it will appeal ruling that overturned gay marriage ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is formally appealing a judge’s ruling that tossed out the state’s ban on same-sex marriages. Wilson on Thursday filed a notice he would be appealing to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. He has called the ruling no surprise and that he is obligated to defend state laws.
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South Carolina AG says he will appeal same-sex marriage ruling
CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he will appeal a federal judge’s ruling tossing out the state’s ban on same-sex marriages. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, ruling Wednesday in the case of a couple from Charleston suing to be married, found South Carolina’s state constitutional ban “invalid as a matter of law.”
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Judge strikes down South Carolina same-sex marriage ban
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge has struck down South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel on Wednesday ruled against the state’s constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. But marriage licenses can’t be immediately handed out. Gergel gave state Attorney General Alan Wilson a delay until Nov. 20.
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Judge dismisses South Carolina governor from same-sex marriage case
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge has dismissed Gov. Nikki Haley as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage. But U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs ruled Monday that the case can continue against Attorney General Alan Wilson.
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South Carolina asks federal court to dismiss challenge to gay marriage ban
CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina’s attorney general is asking a federal judge to toss out a challenge to the state’s same-sex marriage ban citing last week’s federal appeals court decision upholding such bans in other states.
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Maneuvering continues in South Carolina same-sex marriage cases
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Although no hearings have yet been set, the legal maneuvering continues in federal cases brought by gay couples seeking to be married in South Carolina or have the state recognize their marriages performed out-of-state. Couples are suing in federal courts across the state challenging South Carolina’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.
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Judge could rule this week in challenge to South Carolina gay marriage ban
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge in Charleston could rule as early as Wednesday in a challenge to South Carolina’s same-sex marriage ban. The State reports that U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel has signaled that he likely will rule that the U.S. Constitution trumps the state constitution and nullify a state Supreme Court order that currently bars …
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Another lawsuit challenges South Carolina same-sex marriage ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Another lawsuit has been filed by people who say South Carolina officials refused to let them use a same-sex spouse’s family name on a driver’s license. The American Civil Liberties Union and SC Equality filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court.