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  2. Baker v. Nelson - Wikipedia

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    On 18 May 1970, activists James Michael McConnell, librarian, [8] and Richard John Baker, law student on the Minneapolis campus [9] of the University of Minnesota, [10] applied for a marriage license in Minneapolis. Gerald Nelson, Clerk of District Court in Hennepin County, denied the request on the sole ground that the two were of the same sex ...

  3. LGBTQ rights in Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    In 1972, activist Jack Baker filed a lawsuit against the Hennepin County District Court Clerk Gerald R. Nelson, after being denied a marriage license to his partner Michael McConnell. The case resulted in the Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that Minnesota law limited marriage to opposite-sex couples and doing so did not violate the State ...

  4. Same-sex marriage in Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Approximately 1,640 same-sex couples married in Minnesota from August to September 2013, representing about one-third of all marriages performed during that time. 75% of same-sex marriage licenses were issued in Hennepin and Ramsey counties. Approximately 1,433 marriage licenses were issued to same-sex couples in the twelve counties that ...

  5. Hennepin County, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    In Minnesota, county commissions usually have five members, but Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka and St. Louis counties have seven members. Each commissioner represents a district of approximately equal population. In Hennepin County, the commission appoints the medical examiner, the county auditor-treasurer, and the county recorder.

  6. Jack Baker and Michael McConnell - Wikipedia

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    McConnell and Baker applied [16] for a marriage license. [62] After the Clerk of District Court refused their request, they filed a "motion for the issuance of a writ of mandamus to require . . . the Clerk . . . to issue a marriage license . . ." [63] Denial in the lower court [64] was affirmed by the Minnesota Supreme Court. [65]

  7. Mary Moriarty - Wikipedia

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    On November 8, 2022, Moriarty was elected Hennepin county attorney, defeating Dimick. [1] She is the first known LGBT person to serve as the Hennepin County Attorney. [24] On November 14, 2022, Moriarty announced that State Representative Cedrick Frazier and law professor Mark Osler would serve as co-chairs of her transition committee. [27] [28]

  8. Timeline of same-sex marriage - Wikipedia

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    Nelson that the refusal by the clerk in Hennepin County to issue a marriage license to Jack Baker and Michael McConnell in 1970 did not violate the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court accepts their appeal but dismisses the action in 1972. [22] [23] Neither decision invalidates the license issued in Blue Earth County. [24]

  9. Kevin Burke (judge) - Wikipedia

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    At the time the Hennepin County Drug Court was one of the largest drug courts in the nation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was elected for four terms as chief judge (July 1, 1992 – June 30, 1996; July 1, 2000 – June 30, 2004) and three terms as assistant chief judge (July 1, 1989 – June 30, 1992; December 1998-June 30, 2000).

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