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Caitlin Macneal, Alabama Probate Judges Won't Issue Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples After Ruling, TPM Livewire

Although a federal judge struck down Alabama's same sex marriage ban on Friday, the the judges responsible for issuing marriage licenses will not begin giving them to gay couples.
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Laura Hancock, [Wyoming] House committee opposes bill allowing ministers to refuse gay marriages, Star-Tribune

A bill that would have reaffirmed the right of religious officials to decline marrying same-sex couples was defeated Tuesday morning in a state legislative committee.
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Mark Joseph Stern, A New Virginia Bill Would Let Schools, Hotels, Restaurants, and Hospitals Turn Gays Away, slate.com (Jan 8, 2015)Mark Joseph Stern, A New Virginia Bill Would Let Schools, Hotels, Restaurants, and Hospitals Turn Gays Away, Slate

Marshall’s measure would attach a “conscience clause” to any “license, registration, or certificate” obtained from the commonwealth, whether by a private business or a government agency.
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Trudy Ring, S.C. Bill Would Let Officials Refuse Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Advocate.com

The legislation would protect public employees from punishment if they cite religious beliefs in denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples.