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Woman sues to use wife’s name on South Carolina driver’s license
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A woman who says South Carolina officials refused to let her use her wife’s family name on her driver’s license has filed a federal lawsuit, another in a string of recent cases challenging the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
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South Carolina AG argues couple can’t bring federal lawsuit on gay marriage
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A same-sex couple married in Washington, D.C., and seeking to have South Carolina recognize the union is suing the wrong people in the wrong court, state Attorney General Alan Wilson argued in federal court documents filed late Thursday.
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Two same-sex marriage cases inch forward in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina couple is asking a federal judge for an injunction blocking enforcement of the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Three states continue to deny same-sex marriage despite appellate court rulings
WASHINGTON — Three states are continuing their legal fight against same-sex marriage, despite rulings from federal appeals courts that oversee those states that concluded gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry. Even as officials in other states have abandoned defense of gay marriage bans, Kansas, Montana and South Carolina…
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The week in review: The latest developments in marriage equality…
Same-sex couples won the right to wed in Alaska and Arizona on Friday, after separate court decisions ended bans in those states. And a third ruling in Wyoming means marriages there could begin within a week. The rulings bookend two weeks of legal wrangling, triggered by a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week that effectively legalized same-sex marriage …
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South Carolina AG says same-sex marriage decision may take months
BLUFFTON, S.C. — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says any final decision on the legality of same-sex marriage in the state could be months away. Area media outlets report Wilson made the comment during a campaign stop at Sun City near Hilton Head Island on Wednesday when he was confronted by a same-sex couple who…
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Groups file federal lawsuit to force South Carolina to allow same-sex marriages
CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina Equality and Lambda Legal on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court arguing that South Carolina is obligated to allow same-sex couples to marry, consistent with a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Federal judge may hold hearing over South Carolina same-sex marriage ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorneys have until next week to file motions in a lawsuit playing a key role in South Carolina’s debate over legalizing same-sex marriage. U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs on Tuesday gave attorneys until Oct. 23 to file, with another three weeks for responses.
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South Carolina Supreme Court says no marriage licenses for same-sex couples
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge in Charleston appears to be waiting for instructions from the South Carolina Supreme Court before issuing the first same-sex marriage license in the state. Probate Court Judge Irving Condon had said he would issue licenses to about 15 families after the state’s 24-hour waiting period for a marriage license expired.
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South Carolina AG asks state Supreme Court to halt same-sex marriage licenses
CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is asking the state Supreme Court to stop a Charleston County judge from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Wilson’s office filed its petition late Wednesday afternoon.