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Federal judge considers fate of Alaska same-sex marriage ban
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge in Alaska said Friday he will consider a case seeking to overturn the nation’s first gay marriage ban. Five gay couples sued the state of Alaska to overturn a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1998 that defined marriage as being between one man and one woman. They say it violates their…
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Federal judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge in North Carolina struck down the state’s gay marriage ban Friday, opening the way for the first same-sex weddings in the state to begin immediately. U.S. District Court Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr., in Asheville issued a ruling shortly after 5 p.m. declaring the ban approved by state voters in 2012 unconstitutional.
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U.S. Supreme Court lifts stay on Idaho same-sex marriage ruling
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court says same-sex marriage can go ahead in Idaho. The court issued an order Friday that appears to remove the last legal obstacle keeping gay and lesbian couples from getting married in the conservative state.
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Judge in North Carolina marriage case sets deadline for additional briefs
RALEIGH, N.C. — The judge overseeing a pair of challenges to North Carolina’s gay marriage ban has asked for more briefs in the case, setting a new deadline for early next week. Chief U.S. District Court Judge William Osteen Jr. in Greensboro issued a Friday afternoon order asking for answers to a series of questions and setting a deadline…
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SSA offices turning away same-sex couples in new marriage equality states
SALT LAKE CITY — Married, same-sex couples are being turned away at Social Security offices in Utah, and presumably other states where marriage equality became legal this week, despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday that effectively overturned gay marriage bans in Utah and four other states.
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Judge signals Arizona same-sex marriage ban could fall
PHOENIX — The federal judge considering challenges to Arizona’s same-sex marriage ban says the outcome appears to be dictated by an appellate court’s ruling overturning bans in two other states. U.S. District Judge John Sedwick said in an order issued Thursday that the sides in one of the Arizona cases may submit briefs discussing the…
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North Carolina GOP leaders file brief hoping to thwart gay marriage ruling
RALEIGH, N.C. — Lawyers for North Carolina Republican leaders on Friday filed a legal brief urging a federal judge to allow them to intervene in a pair of cases seeking to overturn the state’s gay marriage ban.
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Virginia governor says married, same-sex couples can now adopt
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is sending notice to local social services divisions that married gay couples can now adopt children.
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What’s happening where? The latest developments in marriage equality…
Weddings, court rulings and confusion are defining a week that started with the U.S. Supreme Court denying appeals from five states seeking to retain their bans on same-sex marriage, followed by a ruling overturning some bans in Western states. Here’s a rundown of the most recent developments:
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Kansas county issues state’s first marriage license to a same-sex couple
OLATHE, Kan. — A court office in Kansas’ most populous county issued a marriage license Friday to a gay couple, believed to be the first such license in the state. Liz Dickinson, a member of the gay-rights group Equality Kansas, said she was at the county courthouse Friday when the couple received their license. The Johnson County District Court…