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  • Pa. sues to stop issuance of gay marriage licenses

    07/30/2013 2:32:09 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 10 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Jul 30, 2013 4:53 PM EDT | Kathy Matheson
    State officials asked a court to stop a rogue county from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on Tuesday, nearly a week after a clerk began granting them in violation of Pennsylvania law. The petition filed by the Health Department alleges that D. Bruce Hanes, the register of wills in Montgomery County, “repeatedly and continuously” flouted the law. As of Tuesday afternoon, Hanes’ office had granted 34 licenses and registered six same-sex marriages. … Pennsylvania is the only northeastern state without same-sex marriages or civil unions. Hanes began issuing licenses to same-sex couples shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck...
  • Pennsylvania attorney general refuses to defend state in same-sex lawsuit

    07/11/2013 10:14:35 AM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 14 replies
    Pennsylvania attorney general refuses to defend state in same-sex lawsuit Reuters By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane refused on Thursday to fight a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The lawsuit is believed to be the first federal case since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 26 that the U.S. government must recognize same-sex marriages in states where it is legal. Kane, a Democrat who supports same-sex marriage, announced her decision at a press conference in the National Constitution Center in historic Philadelphia. By declining...