Ruling briefly allows gay marriage in Iowa
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Gay couples lined up before dawn on Friday to apply for marriage licenses until an Iowa judge, who set off the rush to the altar by scuttling the state's law against same-sex marriage, put a halt to their bliss.
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Maryland's highest court ruled on Tuesday that marriage is between a man and a woman, overturning a lower court ruling and dashing the hopes of nine same-sex couples who wanted legal protection for long-term partners.
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Supreme Court touched off fresh controversy over gay rights yesterday when it ordered the government to register same-sex marriages of couples who wed abroad. The ruling by a seven-judge panel, though limited in scope, reignited a debate over the rights of homosexuals in Israel. The 6-to-1 decision was hailed by rights advocates as a political advance ...
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BOSTON - A state judge upheld a 1913 law that prohibits out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage between residents has been legal since May.    The eight couples who filed the lawsuit - from Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and New York - sought a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the statute, claiming it is inherently discriminatory...
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BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 18 -- Louisiana voters decided Saturday whether to approve a constitutional amendment to ban  same-sex marriage, one of as many as 12 such measures on ballots around the country this year.
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In a pointed vote against same-sex marriage, voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported amendments to their constitutions that would define marriage as between only a man and a woman.
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In what is believed to be the first ruling of its kind, a judge on Wednesday upheld the federal law letting states ban same-sex marriages, dismissing a lawsuit by two women seeking to have their Massachusetts marriage recognized here.
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President Bush's support for a  constitutional amendment against gay marriage delighted many  conservatives but alienated a smaller but potentially important  voting bloc in a tight election.
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A Rhode Island lesbian couple on Friday   won approval from a judge to marry in Massachusetts, paving the   way for the first legal wedding of a same-sex couple from   outside the only U.S. state where gay marriage is allowed.
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BOGOT&#xC1;, Colombia -- The Colombian Constitutional Court has ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to the same inheritance rights as heterosexuals in common-law marriages, marking a step forward for gay rights in the traditionally conservative, Catholic region.
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On Tuesday, a second Washington Superior Court judge ruled that prohibitions on same-sex marriage cannot survive court scrutiny. Thurston County Superior Court Judge Richard Hicks based his decision
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The Supreme Court of Canada gave the  federal government the go-ahead on Thursday to legalize gay  marriage, prompting Prime Minister Paul Martin to announce  plans to introduce a redefinition of marriage early next year.
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Voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments Tuesday to ban same-sex marriage, in most cases by overwhelming margins. The amendments - on the ballots in 11 states
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Want an early hint how the Republican caucuses are going? Check Plymouth County Thursday evening in remote northwest Iowa Â chilly home of Blue Bunny ice cream and a hotbed of evangelical activists who could sway the first voting of the 2008 presidential campaign.
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The State Supreme Court said Tuesday that Georgians could vote next week on an amendment to the state Constitution that would ban same-sex marriage.
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EDMONTON - Alberta, the province most vehemently opposed to same-sex marriage, set the stage for more legal battles today following the Supreme Courtâs landmark ruling on the issue.
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Saying the state constitution broadly guarantees equality, a judge struck down Washington's ban on same-sex marriage and set the stage for an appeal to the state Supreme Court.