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Same-sex marriages get underway in Ohio, home of lead Supreme Court plaintiff
Same-sex marriages began Friday across Ohio within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling that rejected the state’s 2004 ban and allowed such unions anywhere in the country.
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Louisiana officials delay issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
Louisiana’s attorney general says it is not necessary for court officials to immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Friday.
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Alabama resumes issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but not everywhere
Some Alabama counties have started issuing marriage licenses to gay couples after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Roy Moore predicts backlash over court’s same-sex marriage ruling
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore says the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage has “destroyed the foundation of our country which is family,” and he predicted a conservative Christian backlash.
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San Francisco, city at the vanguard of the gay rights fight, celebrates marriage ruling
Workers draped a giant, one-story-long rainbow flag over the front door of City Hall minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide on Friday morning.
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Texas governor dismisses Supreme Court ruling, demands state agencies preserve religious liberties
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a directive to all state agencies demanding they preserve Texans’ religious liberties after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage.
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Puerto Rico amends laws after Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage
Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision, Puerto Rico’s governor signed an executive order requiring government agencies to become compliant with the ruling within 15 days.
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North Dakota governor: State will abide by Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage
Some gay couples wasted no time pursuing marriage licenses in North Dakota on Friday, just hours after the Supreme Court decreed that same-sex marriage is a nationwide right.
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Scott Walker calls Supreme Court marriage decision a ‘grave mistake’
Walker said in a statement Friday that the states should have the right to decide whether to allow same-sex marriage. He also says the Constitution should be amended to include a definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.
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Obama, in tweet, lauds high court decision on same-sex marriage
President Barack Obama took to Twitter to praise the Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision as “a big step in our march toward equality.”