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Court’s same-sex marriage rulings heighten focus on Florida ban
The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings Wednesday expanding gay rights brought a swift reaction in Florida, with some saying the decisions now turn the focus on Tallahassee and the state’s own 2008...
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Democrat Rich pledges to repeal same-sex marriage ban
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich sent out a fund-raising appeal Tuesday pledging to erase Florida’s same-sex marriage ban. Rich, who badly trails potential Democratic rivals Charlie Crist...
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Former Heat star Tim Hardaway to be first signer of same-sex measure
Former NBA star Tim Hardaway tonight is scheduled to become the first petition-signer on the Equal Marriage Florida effort to put a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing same-sex marriage in the...
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Lawsuit filed to overturn Florida’s same-sex marriage ban
A half-dozen gay and lesbian couples backed by the Equality Florida Institute filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Miami looking to overturn the state’s 2008 constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The lawsuit...
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Florida’s same-sex marriage ban faces stern test
Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage faces a stern test today in a Miami courtroom, where six same-sex couples will ask a judge to throw out the state’s 2008 prohibition because it violates the U.S....
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Gay Democratic leaders say Bondi, Scott should drop same-sex marriage appeals
Gay Democratic leaders Friday called on Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi to not appeal a federal judge’s decision overturning the state’s voter-approved same sex marriage ban. The...
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Florida court clerks warned against issuing same-sex marriage licenses
Clerks not likely to issue same-sex marriage licenses next month Florida court clerks are being warned against issuing same-sex marriage licenses on Jan. 6, despite last week’s U.S. Supreme Court...
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Federal judge says state must respond to same-sex marriage confusion
Judge wants to hear from state on same-sex marriage The federal judge who threw out Florida’s same-sex marriage ban ordered state officials Wednesday to provide court clerks with guidance on whether...
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Same-sex marriage opponents sue to block unions as deadline looms
New lawsuits filed to halt same-sex marriages as deadline looms. An organization headed by the man who spearheaded Florida’s 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage filed two lawsuits Tuesday to...
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Read it here: Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage
Supporters of same-sex marriage celebrate the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday in Washington, DC. (Getty Images) The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 5-4 in favor of same-sex marriage. The ruling spurred...
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Florida’s only openly gay legislator says marriage ruling should spark effort...
State Rep. David Richardson, D-Miami Beach Florida’s only openly gay legislator, state Rep. David Richardson, said that Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding same-sex marriage should prompt...
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Church and state collide at Florida Capitol over ‘pastor protection act’
Measure aimed at adding “extra layer” against clergy being forced to marry same-sex couples. Church and state collided Wednesday in a Capitol hearing room crowded with dozens of clergy members as a...
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No need to put a ring on it: Is Florida Legislature ready to repeal...
Is it time for Florida to scrap 1868 ban on cohabitation? The Florida Legislature may be ready to rewrite history this year — getting rid of a law that makes it illegal for unmarried men and women to...
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Bills getting rid of Confederate general, supporting ‘pastor protection’ get...
Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith statue could be on the way out The statue of a Confederate general representing Florida at the U.S. Capitol for almost a century would be removed under legislation signed...
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