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ACLU becomes involved in gay adoptions dispute
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona said Thursday it will sue Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery unless he changes course and begins to provide gay couples with mandated adoption...
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Handful of holdout tribes dig in against gay marriage
Arizona judges can’t do only opposite-sex marriages, ethics opinion says
Arizona judges who perform wedding ceremonies are being told that they cannot turn away gay couples who want to marry. An opinion issued by a state judiciary ethics advisory committee...
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Court conflicts lead to uncertainty for gays wishing to marry
Gay marriage, now legal in Arizona, not recognized by Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation, which occupies about 20 percent of Arizona’s land mass, doesn’t recognize same-sex marriage. (Cronkite News Graphic by Helen Tracey-Noren) Nathaniel George said that...
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Former lawmakers Aboud, Harper reflect on their 2008 showdown over same-sex marriage
Judges under fire: Experts counter criticism of gay marriage rulings
The fall of Arizona’s same-sex marriage ban on Oct. 17 stirred the question of whether the social change was driven by activist courts or reasoned judges who were simply following...
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LGBT leader Sheila Kloefkorn touts 2014 victories; says there’s more to do
Gay marriage in Arizona also brings divorce
Arizona courthouses can expect an uptick in divorces, as same-sex couples who were wed in other states seek to legally end their marriages after a federal judge struck down the...
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Gay marriage ruling will bring renewed push for religious liberty protections
With marriage licenses just starting to be issued to gay couples across the state, lawmakers are already talking about ways to protect religious organizations and businesses from being forced to...
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Waving the white flag
While Sedwick’s ruling wasn’t all that surprising – he had hinted he would rule this way and issued rulings in related cases indicating he believed the ban was unconstitutional –...
