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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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Judge delays action on AG request to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — Same-sex couples in Wisconsin convinced some county clerks to give them licenses Monday so they could wed before an expected hold on a judge’s decision declaring the state’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional. Other clerks, however, refused to act without an order from the court or state, which is appealing the judge’s decision.
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Wis. AG asks federal appeals court to halt same-sex marriages
MADISON, Wis. — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has asked a federal appeals court to halt same-sex marriages in Wisconsin after a judge declared the state’s ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional. The Republican Van Hollen filed the motion Monday in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Same-sex couples begin marrying in Wisconsin after ruling
MADISON, Wis. — Same-sex couples began getting married in Wisconsin on Friday shortly after a federal judge struck down the state’s gay marriage ban and despite confusion over the effect of the ruling. Clerks in Madison and Milwaukee started marrying same-sex couples shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, a little over an hour after the judge released her ruling.
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Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin ban on same-sex marriage
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge struck down Wisconsin’ ban on same-sex marriage Friday, the latest in a string of such rulings that have come in rapid succession across the United States. Same sex-couples in two cities began getting married about an hour after the ruling despite confusion over whether the decision cleared the way for the marriages to begin immediately.
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ACLU urges judge to reject stay request in Wis. same-sex marriage case
MADISON, Wis. — The American Civil Liberties Union is urging a federal judge to reject Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s request to stay any future ruling striking down Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban.
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Wis. AG makes stay request in same-sex marriage challenge
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked a federal judge on Friday to place on hold any future order she may make that would strike down the state’s ban on gay marriage, the second time this week the Republican expressed doubt in the state’s chances to succeed in defending the law.
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Judge limits lawsuit to officials who are blocking plaintiffs’ access to marriage
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has dismissed three defendants from the American Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Federal judge rejects motion to dismiss challenge to Wis. gay marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has denied a motion by the state to stay the case involving the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s marriage amendment.
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Wis. state attorneys ask judge to dismiss same-sex marriage case
MADISON, Wis. — State attorneys have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Wis. governor wants judge to delay lawsuit challenging gay marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — Attorneys representing Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s administration have asked a federal judge to either delay a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban or stay out of the case completely.
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ACLU will not seek injunction in Wis. marriage suit, asks for expedited decision
MADISON, Wis. — The plaintiffs in a lawsuit agreed Tuesday not to ask for a temporary halt to enforcement of Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage and asked a federal judge instead to expedite a decision on the overall case.
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Judge won’t block Wis. gay marriage ban while lawsuit moves forward
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge says she won’t block Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban while a lawsuit challenging it moves forward.
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ACLU seeks preliminary block on Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — Civil rights advocates have asked a federal judge to block Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban while their lawsuit challenging the prohibition winds its way through court, arguing same-sex couples could suffer harm if the ban remains in place.
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Wis. AG candidate says he won’t defend same-sex marriage ban if elected
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Democratic candidate for Wisconsin attorney general is starting a petition calling on the state’s Department of Justice to stop defending the Wisconsin’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Wis. governor senses ‘no significant movement’ to undo gay marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker, a staunch defender of Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban, said Wednesday that he senses no “significant movement” to undo the law even though a federal lawsuit filed Monday challenges its constitutionality.
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Same-sex couples file federal lawsuit challenging Wis. gay marriage ban
MADISON, Wis. — A group of same-sex couples filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Wisconsin’s ban on gay marriage, arguing the prohibition is unconstitutional and denies them civil rights married couples enjoy.