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The Taos County Clerk, Anna Martinez, said she would not contest the ruling and confirmed the county would begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on August 28. [ 8 ] [ 59 ] The court order came hours after Martinez said she would not issue same-sex marriage licenses unless ordered to do so, declaring, "I have to follow the law, and ...
Rachael Martinez and Jose Medina leave behind four children, ranging in age from 3 to 15. A Husband And Wife Were Fighting For A Restraining Order. They Were Killed Outside The Courthouse.
4 - In the U.S. state of New Mexico, Los Alamos County begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses following an order by a state district court judge in Newton v. Stover. [30] 9 - In the U.S. state of New Mexico, Grant County begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses following an order by a state district court judge in Katz v. Zamarripa. [31]
Marriage in the United States is largely regulated by state laws, though the Supreme Court has the authority to strike down unconstitutional laws (see Loving v. Virginia and Obergefell v. Hodges). All states and the District of Columbia, as well as U.S. territories, require a marriage license issued by local civil authorities.
Kim Davis, a former Kentucky county clerk who made national headlines nearly a decade ago for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, is back in the news. Davis and her legal team hope her ...
Former Rowan County clerk Kim Davis is filing an appeal in a case in which she was ordered to pay two of the men $100,000, plus $260,000 in attorney’s fees.
March 5–9: A clerk in Asbury Park, New Jersey, processes several marriage licenses for same-sex couples until warned by the state attorney general to stop. A deputy mayor officiates at the marriage of one couple on March 8. [84] [85] March 3: Multnomah County, Oregon, issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples. [86]
The following individuals applied for marriage licenses in January: Ashley Marie Fritter and Edward Joel Griffith. James Albert Nau and Arlene Nancy Hupp. Anna Marie Whetzel and Stephen Ryan Frost.