In a sweeping move, the Justice Department announced it will begin providing equal rights to every lawfully married, same-sex couple under its purview, including inmates in federal prisons and those testifying in courts. In a memo to be issued Monday,…
Protestors and supporters of same-sex marriage begin to show up outside federal court in Norfolk pic.twitter.com/iBAbMY31im— Deanna LeBlanc (@DeannaWAVY) February 4, 2014 Photo by Deanna LeBlanc/WAVY TV 10 AM Reporter A federal court in Norfolk, Va.
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder is recognizing the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples in Utah that took place before the Supreme Court put those unions on hold. Holder's action will enable the government to extend eligibility for…
BREAKING: Supreme Court puts gay marriage on hold in Utah.— The Associated Press (@AP) January 6, 2014 The Associated Press reports that the US Supreme Court has put a hold on same sex marriages in Utah.
Hours after a federal judge's Friday ruling that struck down Utah's gay marriage ban, the Associated Press reports a county clerk's office in Salt Lake County has begun to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Deputy Clerk Dahnelle Burton-Lee of…
Vernita Gray and Patricia Ewert are getting married this week in Illinois, seven months before the new marriage law goes into effect, the Chicago Tribune reports. Ewert, 65, and Gray, 64, filed a lawsuit on Nov. 22 for…
BREAKING: Hawaii Senate passes gay marriage, clearing islands to become a same-sex wedding destination.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 12, 2013 Hawaii stands to be the sixteenth state to legalize gay marriage.
What's next in the nationwide struggle over same-sex marriage?…
BREAKING: NJ court says gay weddings can start Monday even as same-sex marriage case is appealed.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 18, 2013…
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