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Arizona same-sex marriage ban on thin ice as state awaits rulings in two cases
PHOENIX — Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage appears to be on even thinner ice now that the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to overturn federal courts that declared bans in five states unconstitutional. Monday’s unexpected decision not to hear appeals from Wisconsin, Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Virginia means Arizona’s efforts to keep …
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Same-sex marriage in Wyoming could come sooner than expected
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Same-sex marriage could become legal in Wyoming by year’s end after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit it.
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Missouri will not appeal ruling that it recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster says he won’t appeal a ruling that Missouri must recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states.
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Utah governor directs state agencies to begin recognizing same-sex marriage
SALT LAKE CITY — Gay couples in Utah celebrated and sought marriage licenses Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for them to marry there and in 30 other states by rejecting an appeal that sought to ban same-sex unions. The denial of the appeal by Utah and four other states left no pending gay marriage cases before the high court.
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Pueblo County, Colo., clerk resumes issuing same-sex marriage licenses
DENVER — Colorado’s Pueblo County is now issuing marriage licenses to gay couples after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals on the question of same-sex wedding bans.
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ACLU announces new challenge to Kansas same-sex marriage ban
WICHITA, Kan. — A decision by the nation’s highest court Monday turning away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions is expected to clear the way for the expansion soon of same-sex marriages to Kansas.
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Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin blasts court for gay marriage decision
OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Mary Fallin is criticizing the federal courts for allowing gay marriage in Oklahoma, saying the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is a violation of states’ rights.
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Tulsa couple who challenged gay marriage ban marry on courthouse steps
TULSA, Okla. — Clasping bouquets of purple and pink roses and lilies, Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin accomplished Monday a task nearly a decade in the making: becoming legally married in Oklahoma. In a ceremony on the Tulsa County Courthouse steps, just as rush-hour traffic was bottling up downtown, the lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit against …
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Same-sex couples begin marrying in Virginia as AG cheers court decision
RICHMOND, Va. — Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way by turning away several appeals, gay couples have started marrying in Virginia. Thirty-year-old Lindsey Oliver and 42-year-old Nicole Pries received the first same-sex marriage license issued from the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s office shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.
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South Carolina AG says he will keep fighting to uphold gay marriage ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says he will keep fighting to uphold the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Wilson issued a statement Monday hours after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal of a ruling allowing same-sex marriage by a federal appeals court with jurisdiction over South Carolina.