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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Federal judge says Flordia clerks have legal duty to issue same-sex marriage licenses

Federal judge says Flordia clerks have legal duty to issue same-sex marriage licenses
By Alexandra Farone on Jan 02, 2015 11:22 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida [official website] ruled [order] Thursday that Florida county clerks have a legal duty to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, while also noting that they are not ordered to do so. This ruling clarifies a stay on the August district court decision [opinion, PDF] that declared the Florida same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional [JURIST report]. US District Judge Robert L. Hinkle had stayed the decision to allow...   +read more

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