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Court issues mandate, says same-sex marriage in Idaho begins immediately
BOISE, Idaho — A federal appeals court declared same-sex marriage legal in Idaho and Nevada on Tuesday and followed the ruling a few hours later with a mandate allowing the Idaho marriages to start immediately. The order, issued Tuesday evening, means that same-sex couples in Idaho won’t have to wait for the standard…
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ACLU: Montana’s same-sex marriage ban will be struck down
HELENA, Mont. — A state ACLU official says a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down Idaho’s ban on gay marriage likely means Montana’s voter-approved ban also will be declared unconstitutional. Montana ACLU Legal Director Jim Taylor says Montana’s ban is nearly identical to…
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Nevada state senator proposes after same-sex marriage ruling
LAS VEGAS — Nevada Democratic state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson says he proposed to his partner immediately after hearing that an appeals court had overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Atkinson said he called his partner, Sherwood Howard, on Tuesday afternoon to break the news about the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling…
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Attorney says North Dakota will be one of the last states with a gay marriage ban
BISMARCK, N.D. — The Minneapolis attorney challenging North Dakota’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage says the state is on track to be one of the last states to allow such bans. Josh Newville is representing the seven same-sex couples that filed a lawsuit against North Dakota in June.
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Lambda Legal joins appeal of Louisiana marriage ruling to 5th Circuit
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Lambda Legal said Tuesday it is joining the legal team representing seven Louisiana same-sex couples and the Forum for Equality Louisiana, the state’s LGBT rights organization, in their appeal to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals of last month’s U.S. District Court ruling upholding Louisiana’s gay marriage ban.
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South Dakota AG says state’s defense of gay marriage ban unchanged
PIERRE, S.D. — The state attorney general says South Dakota will continue to defend its constitutional ban on same-sex marriage despite a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to not hear the issue. Marty Jackley says the state still believes marriage should be defined by South Dakota voters and not by the federal courts….
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Couples ask Arkansas Supreme Court court to strike down gay marriage ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Attorneys for gay couples challenging Arkansas’ same-sex marriage ban told the state’s highest court on Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court signaled it agrees with their argument that such prohibitions are unconstitutional by declining to take up similar cases.
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Brownback: Kansas should defend same-sex marriage ban
TOPEKA, Kan. — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas should defend the state constitution’s ban on same-sex marriage in court because the people have spoken on the issue. A spokesman for Brownback’s Democratic challenger, Paul Davis, said Tuesday that Davis is focused on issues that unite Kansas residents…
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Ninth Circuit strikes down same-sex marriage bans in Idaho, Nevada
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld gay marriage in Idaho and Nevada, saying bans on the practice in those states violate same-sex couples’ equal protection rights. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in its ruling that laws that treat people differently based on sexual orientation are unconstitutional …
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Federal judge wants briefs in South Carolina same-sex marriage challenge
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge is asking lawyers for a couple that want South Carolina to recognize their same-sex marriage and attorneys for the state to submit briefs next week after a federal appeals court ruling appeared to clear the way for gay marriage in the state.