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ACLU asks federal judge to allow same-sex couples to marry in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge is being asked to allow same sex couples to marry in Florida in the wake of a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed a motion Tuesday with U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle. Hinkle previously ruled Florida’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, but stayed the ruling…
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Federal judge lifts hold on West Virginia same-sex marriage challenge
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has lifted his hold on a lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages. U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers on Tuesday ordered the state and two county clerks to respond to a motion by plaintiffs by Oct. 21.
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Virginia governor orders state agencies to comply with marriage ruling
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s governor has signed an order directing state agencies to comply with the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state. That includes allowing gay and lesbian state employees to add spouses and dependents to their health insurance.
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Ted Cruz is furious, wants federal ban to undo all same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON – Lost in Monday’s dramatic progress for marriage equality was an equally dramatic rage spasm by Texas Senator and conservative heavy-hitter Ted Cruz, reports the Human Rights Campaign. After the Supreme Court announced Monday that it would not hear any of the pending marriage equality cases…
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Utah drops appeal in 2nd case ordering it to recognize married, same-sex couples
SALT LAKE CITY — Matthew Barraza and Tony Milner will no longer have to worry about somebody questioning Milner’s relationship to their 5-year-old son during a visit to the doctor, while picking him up from a school event or in the case of an emergency. Milner can finally become Jesse’s legally recognized father now that gay marriage is legal in Utah.
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North Carolina AG tells counties: Get ready for same-sex marriage
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s top lawyer has advised local officials to prepare for an influx of same-sex couples seeking marriage certificates following a federal judge’s ruling expected within days.
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Marriage equality now the law of the land throughout the state of Colorado
DENVER — Same-sex marriage officially became legal throughout Colorado on Tuesday but, with such unions now on firm legal ground, there was no rush of couples to tie the knot. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers ordered clerks in all of the state’s 64 counties to issue marriage licenses to gay couples after the Colorado Supreme Court lifted previous orders
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Gordon Klingenschmitt: Supreme Court is letting gays ‘recruit your kids’
Anti-LGBT activist and Colorado Republican state legislative candidate Gordon Klingenschmitt reacted today to the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear an appeal of lower court marriage equality rulings by asserting that “sodomy is still banned by God in all 50 states” and “God will have the last word.”
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Boulder, Denver counties resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
DENVER — Boulder and Denver counties are joining other Colorado counties in issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Clerks there announced Tuesday they are now issuing the licenses after the Colorado Supreme Court lifted previous orders against them.
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Peter LaBarbera vows ‘massive civil disobedience’ to block same-sex marriages
Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality is not exactly pleased with the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear appeals on several marriage equality cases, warning in a statement today that as a result of the court’s non-decision “we live not in freedom but under tyranny.”