All posts tagged "federal courts"
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Michigan asks Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case
Attorneys for the state of Michigan urged the Supreme Court to take up a case challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage in a petition...
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Supreme Court asked to hear Louisiana same-sex marriage case
Plaintiffs in a case challenging Louisiana’s same-sex marriage ban are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case before a federal appeals court has...
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Supreme Court allows South Carolina same-sex marriages to proceed
Supreme Court allows South Carolina same-sex marriages to proceed
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Federal judge overturns Montana same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge ordered Montana officials to immediately cease enforcing the state’s ban on same-sex marriage in a ruling handed down Wednesday that found the...
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South Carolina same-sex marriages set to begin Nov. 20
Same-sex marriages are set to begin in South Carolina on Thursday barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a Tuesday decision, the 4th Circuit...
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Supreme Court asked to hear Michigan, Kentucky same-sex marriage cases
The U.S. Supreme Court was asked Monday to consider two additional cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage, this time in litigation coming out of Michigan and...
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Same-sex marriage back before the Supreme Court
The issue of same-sex marriage headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court Friday as plaintiffs in a case challenging Ohio law prohibiting recognition of same-sex marriages...
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Federal judge strikes down South Carolina same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage in a ruling handed down Wednesday. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Mark Gergel found...
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Same-sex marriages set to begin in Kansas Nov. 11
Barring intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, same-sex marriages could begin in Kansas as early as next week. On Friday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Federal judge strikes down Missouri same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge found Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Ortrie Smith ruled the Missouri...
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Idaho asks federal appeals court to review same-sex marriage decision
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter asked the full 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban in a...
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Puerto Rico same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge dismissed a case challenging Puerto Rico’s same-sex marriage ban Tuesday. Citing a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Baker v. Nelson finding...
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Obama: Constitutional right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states
Obama says there should be a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states
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Federal judge finds Wyoming must allow same-sex marriage
A federal judge ruled that Wyoming officials cannot block same-sex marriages in the state following a ruling in favor of marriage equality by a federal...
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Federal judge strikes down Arizona same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage Friday, opening the door for same-sex marriages to begin in the state. U.S. District Court...
