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Today attorney general Jack Conway of Kentucky said he won’t appeal an order by a federal judge to respect the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II was appointed by President George H. W. Bush in 1992, on the recommendation of current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
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New York Times/CBS News poll shows 16-point jump in support for marriage among Republicans
A new poll out this week from the New York Times and CBS News shows that 40 percent of Republicans support marriage equality, further indication that Americans are moving steadily in one direction on the issue.  Less than two years ago, just 24 percent of Republicans said they thought it should… Read the rest

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Today a federal judge in San Antonio joined judges in Utah, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Virginia in ruling that bans on same-sex couples marrying or recognizing out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples are unconstitutional.
Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:
“Today the 6th federal judge in a row has ruled – in Texas – that there is simply no… Read the rest

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A federal court today ordered the Cook County clerk’s office to provide marriage licenses immediately to same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry, rather than require them to wait until June, the default implementation date for the marriage equality bill passed by the Illinois legislature last year.
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A federal court today ordered the Cook County clerk’s office to provide marriage licenses immediately to same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry, rather than require them to wait until June, the default implementation date for the marriage equality bill passed by the Illinois legislature last year.
The decision in the case, Lee v. Orr, filed on behalf of several Illinois couples seeking to marry… Read the rest

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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that the state will not defend Oregon’s constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples in the case Rummell v. Kitzhaber. The ACLU of Oregon and Basic Rights Oregon welcomed the announcement.
The state’s legal filing stated that the Oregon marriage ban “cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge under any standard of review.”
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that the state will not defend Oregon’s constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples in the case Rummell v. Kitzhaber. The ACLU of Oregon and Basic Rights Oregon welcomed the announcement.
The state’s legal filing stated that the Oregon marriage ban “cannot withstand a federal constitutional challenge under any standard of review.”
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Duane Street Hotel in Tribeca, an Independent Collection hotel, is awarding one lucky
couple a wedding package through a Facebook contest for the best engagement story.
 
Once the question is popped, every engaged couple knows that the follow-up they’ll have to answer is, “How did it happen?”.  Duane Street Hotel, a boutique hotel in Tribeca, wants to know too.  The hotel’s new Facebook contest, will… Read the rest

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New progress in the Old Dominion as U.S. District Judge rules ban on marriage for gay and lesbian couples unconstitutional
Today, U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen ruled that Virginia’s ban on marriage for lesbian and gay couples is unconstitutional in the case Bostic v. McDonnell brought by the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER). Her ruling is stayed pending appeal, meaning marriages will not… Read the rest

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LGBTQ Activists Plan Three Marriage Counter Actions Across State
On February 14, activists and organizers with GetEQUAL — a national social justice organization focused on winning full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Americans — will stage demonstrations in partnership with Freedom to Marry Ohio at marriage counters in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati to draw attention to marriage inequality in the state… Read the rest

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Amid a landscape of victories across the country, Kentucky ruling is a major step towards full marriage equality in the Bluegrass State
Today, Kentucky because the latest state to have its ban on marriage equality ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge, and the case will soon join others based in Utah, Nevada, Ohio and Oklahoma at the appellate level.
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