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How marriage equality is unfolding in 11 states affected by Supreme Court action
The Supreme Court on Monday denied appeals from Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin in which those states sought to prohibit same-sex marriage. The decision also means couples in six other states – Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming – should be able to get married soon.
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Supreme Court action puts pressure on Fla. AG over gay marriage appeals
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is being asked to drop her appeals in several ongoing lawsuits challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The request was made Monday by groups opposed to the ban after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions.
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A state-by-state look at remaining gay marriage bans across the nation
State bans on same-sex marriages have been falling around the country since summer 2013, when the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the federal government to recognize state-sanctioned gay marriages. The high court Monday cleared the way for more expansion by turning away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit it.
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Colorado AG to expedite motions to lift stays, allow same-sex couples to marry
DENVER — Colorado’s attorney general says gay couples will soon be able to wed in the state once legal formalities are cleared after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals on the question of same-sex marriage bans.
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Clerks in Indiana begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — County clerks across Indiana are reviewing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject appeals from Indiana and four other states seeking to ban same-sex marriages. Marion County Clerk Beth White said she would begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Indianapolis Monday but would not perform wedding ceremonies.
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Tenth Circuit lifts stay: Same-sex marriage now legal in Utah, Oklahoma
DENVER — A federal appeals court has lifted its stay in gay marriage cases in Oklahoma and Utah, clearing the way for same-sex nuptials to begin in both states. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver lifted the stays Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the matter. The high court’s decision effectively means gay marriage…
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Clerks in Milwaukee, Madison, Wis., begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses
MILWAUKEE — County clerks in Milwaukee and Madison are issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples who want them. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonald and Milwaukee County Clerk Joseph Czarnezki said Monday that they were ready to issue licenses after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Wisconsin’s appeal in its gay marriage case.
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Supreme Court action paves the way for marriage equality in 11 more states
WASHINGTON — In a surprise development, the U.S. Supreme Court today announced it would not accept for review any of the seven appeals on same-sex marriage bans from five states. The action means that the stays placed on lower court decisions in all five states –decisions that struck down bans on marriage for same-sex couples—are immediately…
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4th Circuit to issue mandate Monday, allowing same-sex marriages in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond-based federal appeals court says its ruling authorizing same-sex marriages in Virginia will take effect Monday afternoon. According to the clerk’s office, the mandate will be issued at 1 p.m. Court clerks will be able to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after that time.
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Wisconsin governor, AG concede same-sex marriage fight is over
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican attorney general is conceding the fight to preserve the state’s same-sex marriage ban is over. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away appeals from five states, including Wisconsin, seeking to prohibit same-sex marriages.