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This was ahead of a law scheduled to take effect statewide on June 1. On March 21, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan struck down Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage. The ruling took effect immediately and over 300 same-sex couples obtained marriage licenses before the ruling was stayed pending appeal by the Sixth Circuit.
A jury found 46-year-old Neil Howard of Troy guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his mother, 60-year-old Norma Caraker in September 2023, the Madison County State's Attorney's Office ...
A suspect has been arrested 36 years after a mother of five was found dead in northern Michigan, authorities announced Tuesday. The body of 41-year-old Linda Marie Meteer was found in Michigan's ...
Department of Public Health, 440 Mass. 309 (2003) The denial of marriage licenses to same-sex couples violates provisions of the state constitution guaranteeing individual liberty and equality and is not rationally related to a legitimate state interest. This was the first state court decision in which same-sex couples won the right to marry.
Michigan Proposal 04-2 [3] of 2004, is an amendment to the Michigan Constitution that made it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 59% of the voters. [4] The amendment faced multiple legal challenges and was finally overturned in Obergefell v.
Shirah’s bride, 21-year-old Savahna Collier, was also arrested on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact to a felony, and her bond was set for $4,000. A loving father Taylor's obituary ...
[7] [8] [9] 50 years later, the first interracial marriage in New England was that of Matoaka, presently better known as “Pocahontas", the daughter of a Powhatan chief, who married tobacco planter John Rolfe in 1614. [10] The first law prohibiting interracial marriage was passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 1691. [11]
A bride and groom were arrested in Flint, Michigan, last week after the groom allegedly ran over and killed one of his groomsmen hours after the wedding, according to police.