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Democratic challenger urges Ohio AG to drop appeal of marriage ruling
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Democrat challenging Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is calling attention to the Republican’s ongoing fight against a deceased gay man whose last wish was to be counted as married on his death certificate.
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Ohio ruling likely to spark litigation aimed at striking down gay marriage ban
CINCINNATI — A federal judge’s decision ordering Ohio authorities to recognize gay marriages on death certificates may be a narrow ruling, but observers – and even the judge himself – predict it will spark further litigation aimed at striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Narrow ruling on death certificates rejects Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage
CINCINNATI — A federal judge has declared in a ruling that applies only to death certificates that Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
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Federal judge questions if Ohio officials can refuse to recognize legal gay unions
CINCINNATI — Both sides of a fight over whether same-sex marriage should be recognized on Ohio death certificates despite a statewide constitutional ban were set to argue their cases in front of a federal judge in Cincinnati.
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Federal judge hears arguments in Ohio same-sex marriage lawsuit
CINCINNATI — A federal judge is considering whether to allow a funeral director to remain on a lawsuit that seeks to have gay marriages recognized on Ohio death certificates despite a statewide ban, saying after a lively court hearing in Cincinnati on Wednesday that he would act quickly in the matter.
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Ohio man who challenged state’s gay marriage ban dies
CINCINNATI — John Arthur, who with his longtime partner helped lead a legal challenge to Ohio’s ban on gay marriage, died early Tuesday, his attorney and a funeral home director said.
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Judge at center of Ohio gay marriage ruling infuriates some, hailed by others
CINCINNATI — A federal judge who recently ordered the marriages of two gay couples to be recognized in Ohio despite a statewide constitutional ban has infuriated some conservatives who paint him as a liberal activist judge who should be impeached, while his supporters say he’s a fair and thoughtful adjudicator.
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Idaho lawmaker questions legality of new tax rules for married, same-sex couples
BOISE, Idaho — A state lawmaker contends that Idaho’s tax collectors risk violating the U.S. Constitution by requiring same-sex couples who are legally married elsewhere to do extra work when filing their state income taxes.
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Lawsuit over same-sex marriage, death certificates expanded in Ohio
CINCINNATI — A lawsuit seeking to have the marriages of two gay couples recognized on death certificates has been expanded to include all similarly situated couples in Ohio, despite a statewide ban on same sex marriage.
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Ohio lawmaker wants federal judge impeached for same-sex marriage rulings
An Ohio state lawmaker wants the U.S. Congress to impeach a federal judge who ordered state officials to recognize the same-sex marriages of a deceased man and another terminally ill man on their death certificates.