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Hearing scheduled in challenge to South Dakota same-sex marriage ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The first motion hearing in the lawsuit challenging South Dakota’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage has been scheduled in Sioux Falls. Judge Karen Schreier has scheduled oral arguments for Oct. 17 on South Dakota’s request to dismiss the lawsuit brought by six same-sex couples in May.
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South Carolina Supreme Court says no marriage licenses for same-sex couples
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge in Charleston appears to be waiting for instructions from the South Carolina Supreme Court before issuing the first same-sex marriage license in the state. Probate Court Judge Irving Condon had said he would issue licenses to about 15 families after the state’s 24-hour waiting period for a marriage license expired.
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U.S. Supreme Court says it erred in halting Nevada same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy mistakenly blocked the start of same-sex marriage in Nevada in an order that spawned confusion among state officials and disappointment in couples hoping to be wed. Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg confirmed this mix-up Thursday, saying Kennedy’s order issued a day earlier…
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Estonia becomes first former Soviet nation to legalize gay partnerships
TALLINN, Estonia — Estonia on Thursday became the first former Soviet nation to legalize gay partnerships, while Kyrgyzstan – another ex-Soviet republic thousands of kilometers east – considers anti-gay legislation. The parallel moves reflect starkly divergent paths taken by the countries that once were parts of the Soviet empire.
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U.S. appeals court in Cincinnati key to how and where gay marriage advances
CINCINNATI — After a series of developments on same-sex marriage this week, there’s growing anticipation for a ruling by the federal appeals court based in Cincinnati. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments two months ago on challenges to gay marriage bans in four states. Its eventual ruling could help…
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Wyoming governor: Federal ruling doesn’t end state’s gay marriage ban
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming will continue to defend a state law that defines marriage as existing only between a man and a woman despite federal appeals court rulings upholding gay marriage in other states, Gov. Matt Mead said Wednesday.
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Day of legal confusion leaves same-sex couples in limbo in Idaho, Nevada
Confusion and uncertainty over gay marriage spread Wednesday as couples in Las Vegas wondered whether they’d be allowed to wed, and partners in Idaho dealt with disappointment after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling blocked them moments before they would have picked up marriage licenses.
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Florida issues first death certificate recognizing a same-sex couple
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The state of Florida on Wednesday issued its first death certificate recognizing a same-sex couple. The Florida Department of Health issued an updated death certificate that listed Fort Myers resident Arlene Goldberg as the surviving spouse of Carol Goldwasser. With the death certificate, the couple became the first same-sex…
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Nevada clerks won’t issue same-sex marriage licenses
LAS VEGAS — After a day of on-again, off-again developments, the county clerk at the busy Las Vegas marriage bureau has decided against issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Clark County Clerk Diana Alba said late Wednesday afternoon she didn’t know when she and other county clerks in the state would be able to begin issuing licenses for same-sex marriages.
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Some Indiana counties still not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
LEBANON, Ind. — Some Indiana counties still are balking at issuing same-sex marriage licenses. WISH-TV reported Wednesday that Boone, Crawford, Clay, Lawrence and Jefferson counties were not yet issuing the same-sex licenses.