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February 10, 2015

Same-Sex Marriages Begin in Parts of Alabama 
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Alabama has become the 37th state to allow same-sex marriage after the
U.S. Supreme Court rejected the state's bid to block the unions.
Same-sex couples lined up to marry in parts of the state, including
Huntsville, Birmingham and Montgomery. But about 50 counties reportedly
refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses after Sunday's conflicting
order from an Alabama Supreme Court justice. Chief Justice Roy Moore
ordered judges and officials not to issue or recognize the licenses,
arguing the local courts are not beholden to a federal court ruling that
struck down the ban.

 

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