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Houston equal rights ordinance ballot wording altered by courts

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By John Mack Freeman A Texas court this week rejected the city’s wording for a ballot measure that would determine the fate of Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO). Instead of having to vote yes to remove the ordinance, it will instead have to be worded in such a way that a yes vote is cast […]

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Kentucky clerk defies court order, refuses to issue marriage licenses

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By John Mack Freeman The ongoing saga of marriage licenses in Rowan County, Kentucky continued this week. US District Judge David Bunning ruled this week that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis’s religious beliefs do no exempt her from performing the duties of her office. Davis had previously objected to having to provide marriage licenses to same-sex […]

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Judge validates 500 marriages performed in Arkansas “window” period

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By John Mack Freeman A judge has validated the 500 same-sex marriages that occurred during a window period in Arkansas when same-sex marriage was briefly legal. Via Advocate.com: Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen affirmed marriage rights for the same-sex couples who wed after another judge tossed out Arkansas’s marriage equality ban last year. […] […]

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