Conservative Florida Group Tries To Stop Gay Marriages
With Florida's gay marriage ban scheduled to be lifted on January 6th, a conservative group is trying to put the brakes on the plan.
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With Florida's gay marriage ban scheduled to be lifted on January 6th, a conservative group is trying to put the brakes on the plan.
Gay couples whose challenge to Florida's ban on same-sex marriage led it to be declared unconstitutional say that clerks in all Florida counties should be able to issue marriage licenses to gay couples starting next week.
A federal judge Wednesday ordered the state to respond by Monday in an increasingly heated legal debate about whether county clerks should begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on Jan. 6.
An Associated Press survey has revealed most of Florida's 67 clerks of court don't plan to issue marriage licenses to gay couples on January 6th.
The county at the center of Florida's gay marriage ban debate is asking a judge to clarify his order allowing same-sex couples to marry.
With the U.S. Supreme Court clearing the way for same-sex marriages to start January 6th, 2015 in Florida, gay-rights groups Monday vowed continuing legal fights if county clerks do not issue marriage licenses.
Same-sex weddings could begin as soon as January 6, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday refused to block gay marriages in Florida.
Same sex marriage is one step closer to becoming reality in Florida.
Pointing to an "avalanche" of court rulings, attorneys for same-sex couples have asked a federal appeals court to reject Attorney General Pam Bondi's attempt to at least temporarily extend Florida's ban on gay marriage.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has formally asked an appeals court to overrule two South Florida judges who found the state's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
A Florida Federal Judge says he will not lift a stay of his ruling in connection to a lawsuit that challenges the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi filed papers opposing a gay South Florida woman's bid to get a divorce from her former partner.
As the audience waited for the gubernatorial debate to begin, former Florida Governor Charlie Crist walked on stage without his opponent Florida Governor Rick Scott.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has asked the state's Supreme Court to decide once and for all whether same sex marriages are legal in the Sunshine State.
The state of Florida has issued a death certificate to a Florida woman which is the first document issued by the state which recognizes the marriage of a same-sex couple.
Gay rights activists in Florida believe the United States Supreme Court on Monday sealed the deal for same sex marriage in the state.
By turning away appeals from a handful of states which wanted to prohibit same-sex unions, the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for an immediate expansion of gay marriage.
A Broward judge who ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional cancelled a Wednesday hearing on whether to grant a final divorce to a gay couple.
Amid the same-sex marriage debate, there is also debate over same-sex divorce.
The Broward County commission has unanimously passed a resolution in support of same sex marriage. The move comes on the heels of four judges (Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties) who issued rulings which declared the state's ban of same sex marriage unconstitutional.
After four county judges issued rulings which overturn Florida's ban on same-sex marriages, the state's attorney general has a message for any other judges considering doing the same. Hold off for now.
A Palm Beach County judge ruled Florida's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional on Tuesday.
For the third time in less than a month, a judge has struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The Broward County Circuit Judge ruled Monday that Florida's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
The Key West same-sex couple who filed a lawsuit in Monroe County to be allowed to marry is asking the Third District Court of Appeal to fast track their case to Florida's Supreme Court.
Gregory DaSilva appeared before a judge on Wednesday morning and was ordered held without bond.
A Florida man will spend decades in prison for shooting a Georgia deputy after a high-speed chase in a stolen car, prosecutors say.
The brother of a former Atlanta Falcons player has been charged in the death of their mother after police say an elderly woman was found dead inside a Buckhead-area townhome Tuesday afternoon.
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Gregory DaSilva appeared before a judge on Wednesday morning and was ordered held without bond.
A Florida man will spend decades in prison for shooting a Georgia deputy after a high-speed chase in a stolen car, prosecutors say.
The brother of a former Atlanta Falcons player has been charged in the death of their mother after police say an elderly woman was found dead inside a Buckhead-area townhome Tuesday afternoon.
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