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FLORIDA: State Attorney Won’t Charge Clerks In Orange & Osceola Counties
Via the Orlando Sentinel: In a move that could clear the way for same-sex couples to get married in Orange and Osceola counties in two weeks, State Attorney Jeff Ashton on Tuesday announced that he will not prosecute court clerks if they issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples on Jan. 6 or after. The threat of prosecution had …
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ARKANSAS: AG To Appeal Stayed Marriage Equality Ruling To Eighth Circuit Court
Back in May, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel declared that while he personally supports same-sex marriage, he would be defending his state’s ban. Today he announced his intent to appeal last month’s stayed ruling to the Eighth Circuit Court. McDaniel had said previously he would wait to make a decision on an appeal until the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled in …
Read More »MAP: Our Historic Year For Marriage
Embiggen the above map from Freedom To Marry and marvel at this year’s progress. As seen in the graphic below, even more action is coming early in 2015.
Read More »FDA Eases Gay Blood Ban, Donations Allowed After One Year Of Celibacy
Via Reuters: Gay men will be able to donate blood one year after their last sexual contact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday, under a proposal that will be introduced early next year to end a ban that has been in place since 1983. Scientific evidence shows the move will not create risks for the nation’s blood …
Read More »IDAHO: State Ordered To Pay $400K To Lawyers For Marriage Equality Plantiffs
Via the Idaho Statesman: Idaho must pay more than $400,000 to the team of lawyers who successfully fought to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage, a federal judge ruled. In her decision, U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale awarded an amount that is about 10 percent less than what the six lawyers requested. “Simply put, the case was neither easy …
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FLORIDA: All Tampa Bay County Clerks To Refuse Gay Marriage License Applicants
All four Tampa Bay-area county clerks say they will turn away same-sex marriage license applicants. Pinellas Clerk of Court Ken Burke expects same-sex couples will show up to his office Jan. 6 to seek a marriage license. At this point, they will leave empty-handed, and so will couples who try in Hillsborough, Pasco and Hernando counties. “We’re sympathetic but we …
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