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Federal appeals court says Mich. gay marriage case will follow usual track
A federal appeals court won’t give special treatment to Michigan’s dispute over same-sex marriage. The court says the state’s appeal of a decision overturning a ban on same-sex marriage will follow the usual course.
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Appeals court stays ruling that Tenn. recognize marriages of three gay couples
A federal appeals court has issued a stay in a district court’s ruling that the state of Tennessee must recognize the legal out-of-state marriages of three same-sex couples .
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Appeals court extends freeze on same-sex marriage in Michigan
DETROIT — A federal appeals court on Tuesday put an indefinite halt to same-sex marriage in Michigan while it takes a longer look at a judge’s decision overturning a 2004 ban.
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Federal appeals court asked to let Michigan same-sex marriages resume
DETROIT — Attorneys who persuaded a judge to overturn Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage are asking a higher court to reject an indefinite stay while the case is appealed by the state attorney general.
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Federal appeals court upholds termination of anti-gay human resources administrator
CINCINNATI, Ohio — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the University of Toledo’s decision to fire a high-level human resources administrator, who wrote a newspaper opinion column challenging the idea that LGBT people deserve the same civil rights protections as members of racial minority groups.
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Federal appeals court: Hate Crimes Act does not prohibit anti-gay speech
CINCINNATI, Ohio — A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit brought by three Michigan pastors challenging the constitutionality of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.