All posts tagged "Marshall-Newman Amendment"
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Judge in Virginia marriage-ban case says she’ll issue ruling ‘soon’
U.S. District Court Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen today told parties in the case of Bostic v. Rainey, which is challenging Virginia’s constitutional amendment banning...
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Va. House approves giving legislators standing to defend gay-marriage ban
The Virginia House of Delegates voted 65-32 Monday morning to pass HB706, a bill that would amend the Code of Virginia to allow the General Assembly...
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McAuliffe rejects request for special counsel to defend Virginia’s gay marriage ban
Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) on Monday refused to appoint a special counsel to defend a state law prohibiting recognition of any form of same-sex relationship...
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Virginia attorney general refuses to defend state’s same-sex marriage ban
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) announced at a press conference Thursday that he would no longer defend the state’s ban on recognizing same-sex relationships,...
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LGBT Strategy To Stay the Course in Richmond
LGBT allies and advocates in Virginia say they are committed to permanently banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in public employment and...
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Virginia House subcommittee kills bill to repeal gay-marriage ban
A Virginia House subcommittee Monday tabled a bill to repeal the Marshall-Newman Amendment, the 2006 amendment to the Virginia state constitution that banned any and...
