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Judge to hold hearing on Wisconsin same-sex marriages
MADISON, Wis. — Both sides of the fight over same-sex marriages in Wisconsin are headed back to federal court for a hearing that could determine whether the weddings can continue. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb scheduled the hearing for 1 p.m. on Friday.
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Local resident to file lawsuit to stop Milwaukee County same-sex weddings
MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man says the the legal process is moving too slowly so he’s filing a lawsuit to stop same-sex weddings in Milwaukee County, claiming that his civil rights are being violated because gay couples are marrying.
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Wis. AG threatens clerks could face prosecution for issuing same-sex marriage licenses
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen warned county clerks Thursday that prosecutors could charge them for issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, saying the state’s gay marriage ban remains in effect despite a federal judge’s ruling that it’s unconstitutional.
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All but twelve Wis. counties now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
MADISON, Wis. — Sixty-three of Wisconsin’s 72 counties are now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. An Associated Press survey of the counties Thursday found that all but nine were issuing the licenses after a federal judge last week struck down the state’s ban as unconstitutional.
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Wis. governor largely silent on same-sex marriage since ruling
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has a history of forcefully opposing same-sex marriage in Wisconsin, but in the wake of the state’s ban on gay marriages being found unconstitutional the Republican leader said Thursday that his own views about the issue do not matter.
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Same-sex marriages continue in Wisconsin amid court fight
MADISON, Wis. — Same-sex marriages were still being allowed in a majority of Wisconsin counties on Wednesday, even as those defending the state’s ban were proceeding with legal action that could result in courts ordering the marriages to stop. Here’s a look at where the legal fight and related issues stand:
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Confusion in Wis. as appeals court mistakenly releases, then vacates order
MADISON, Wis. — The confusion over same-sex marriages in Wisconsin is getting thicker. On Tuesday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals released an order saying it appears it lacks jurisdiction because Crabb isn’t done with the case. But the court later erased the order, saying it was mistakenly released.
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49 Wisconsin counties now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
MILWAUKEE — The latest count by The Associated Press shows clerks in 49 Wisconsin counties are issuing licenses to same-sex couples who want to get married. Hundreds of same-sex couples have wed in Wisconsin since Friday, when U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb declared the state’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional.
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Federal appeals court wants briefs in Wis. same-sex marriage stay request
MADISON, Wis. — It looks like a federal appeals court won’t rule on whether to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin until at least Wednesday. Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has asked the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay to halt same-sex marriages while he appeals.
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More than half of all Wisconsin counties now issuing same-sex marriage licenses
More than half of the counties in Wisconsin are issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. County clerk offices in 41 of the state’s 72 counties told The Associated Press on Monday that they were issuing licenses. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb in Madison struck down the ban Friday in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit challenging the prohibition.