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2. Same-sex marriage in Colorado - Wikipedia

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   Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Colorado since October 7, 2014. [1] [2] Colorado's state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was struck down in state district court on July 9, 2014, and by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on July 23, 2014.

3. History of same-sex marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Same-sex marriage bans were expected to end in six other states in the three circuits affected by the Supreme Court's action. [125] –Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Wyoming–but at first officials in South Carolina, Wyoming, and Kansas said they would continue to defend their states' bans. [126]

4. Common-law marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Common-law marriage, also known as sui juris marriage, informal marriage, marriage by habit and repute, or marriage in fact is a form of irregular marriage that survives only in seven U.S. states and the District of Columbia along with some provisions of military law; plus two other states that recognize domestic common law marriage after the fact for limited purposes.

5. LGBTQ rights in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v.Texas (2003) held laws criminalizing consensual homosexual activity between adults unconstitutional. [1]In State v.Whiteley (2005), the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the crime against nature statute, N.C. G.S. § 14-177, [2] is not unconstitutional on its face because it may properly be used to criminalize sexual conduct involving minors ...

6. Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States

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   The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

7. NC is ‘black hole’ for public records. Is there a fix for ...

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   The state of North Carolina’s laws earned the General Assembly the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2024 “Black Hole Award,” which “is bestowed annually upon government institutions ...