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OH, USA: Attorney General Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Marriage Equality Measure

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Ohio’s attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit by a group that wants to keep a pro-marriage equality proposal off the ballot.

Atty. Gen. Mike DeWine (pictured) last month approved the language of the measure, which would repeal a state constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage and replace it with an amendment permitting marriage between any two people regardless of gender.

DeWine said that while he opposes same-sex marriage, his opinion has no bearing on the matter. He was simply performing the duties of his office in certifying that the wording is a “fair and truthful statement of a proposed constitutional amendment” to go before voters, The Columbus Dispatch reports.

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NC, USA: State Attorney General Will Vote Against Amendment One

Friday, April 27th, 2012

North Carolina’s top law enforcement official said Wednesday he’ll vote against the marriage amendment on next month’s ballot, pointing out potential legal problems with its language and giving opponents of the referendum another ally.

In an email to his supporters, Attorney General Roy Cooper called the proposal to amend the state constitution “unclear, unwise and unnecessary.” Cooper said the proposal also lacked careful deliberation.

The amendment’s “lack of clarity will also result in a significant amount of litigation on many issues which will be decided by courts for years to come,” Cooper, wrote in opposing the question on the May 8 primary ballot. “This should be avoided.”

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Queensland, Australia: Attorney General Asks for Legal Advice on Civil Unions Repeal

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Queensland’s new Attorney-General has called for legal advice on the state’s civil union laws, saying “all options are on the table”.

The Australian reports that Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie has sought legal advice from his department, canvassing all available alternatives including a full or partial repeal of the laws.

There are at least 100 same-sex civil unions registered in Queensland that would be affected by any change, although Bleijie has said the topic was open for discussion.

Full Story from the Star Observer

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OH: Attorney General DeWine Denies Marriage Equality Ban Repeal Petition on Technicalities

Sunday, March 11th, 2012

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Friday rejected a petition that seeks to repeal the state’s gay marriage ban. Ohio voters in 2004 overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a heterosexual union.

On March 1, the group Freedom to Marry Ohio submitted nearly 1,800 signatures to DeWine’s office, the first step in putting the issue back on the ballot this fall or next.

“After reviewing the submission, I conclude that I am unable to certify the summary as a fair and truthful statement of the proposed constitutional amendment,” DeWine said in a letter to petitioners.

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WA: Attorney General Slips “Redefining Marriage” Into Marriage Equality Ballot Repeal Description

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Washington state GOP Attorney General Rob McKenna, who is also running for governor, used NOM’s “redefining marriage” wording when writing Referendum 74, the coming ballot measure to repeal same-sex marriage. Anne Levinson, attorney for Washington United, has already convinced a judge to reword one of McKenna’s anti-gay bills. Now she’s going after him on R-74.

Levinson will be headed back to court by February 27 over McKenna’s proposed R-74 language, which she calls “not as balanced and clear as we would like it to be.” Meanwhile, the state Democratic Party is accusing McKenna of “misusing his public office to advance his discriminatory views on marriage equality” via these ballot language recommendations.

For example: The phrase “redefine marriage” does not appear once in the gay-marriage bill signed into law by Governor Chris Gregoire on February 13.

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WA: GOP Attorney General Candidate Supports Marriage Equality, Draws Ire

Saturday, January 21st, 2012

Republican attorney-general candidate Reagan Dunn is facing a backlash from some GOP leaders and activists over his decision to come out in support of gay marriage.

In the last week, Dunn has been disinvited to big Republican dinners in Whatcom and Franklin counties, and faces a new conservative rival in the attorney-general’s race.

“That’s the name of the game. There has been some blow back,” said Dunn, a Metropolitan King County Council member.

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WA: Attorney General/Gubernatorial Candidate Wants Voters to Decide on Marriage Equality

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Washington Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna is responding to Gov. Chris Gregoire’s (D) call for marriage equality by arguing that voters should decide if gay and lesbian people should be allowed to marry.

“This is an issue that every voter is capable of deciding, and they ought to decide it,” McKenna — who supports full legal rights for same-sex couples but says he is “struggling” with marriage — told The Olympian. “I think any change to the law that extends that (domestic partnership) civil rights law to include marriage ought to go to a vote of the people,” he said. “Everyone knows how they feel about it. [It] ought to go to a vote,” he added.

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NC: AG Will Defend State Anti Marriage Equality Law in Lawsuit

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

The group rallying support for a state constitutional ban on gay marriage and civil unions sent Attorney General Roy Cooper a letter Thursday asking if he is going to defend a lawsuit that challenges the state’s marriage laws.

The Vote for Marriage NC Referendum Committee asked for Cooper’s answer by Jan. 8. A spokesman for Cooper’s office told Dome on that, yes, they will be defending the suit.

Guilford County Registrar of Deeds Jeff Thigpen, Greensboro ministers and Triad residents filed a suit Dec. 8 challenging state laws that require couples to seek licenses and participate in a marriage ceremony conducted by a magistrate, pastor, priest or rabbi. The suit argues that it is unconstitutional for the state to prevent pastors, priests and rabbis from solemnizing marriages of same-sex couples.

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MD: Attorney General Says Marriage Equality Bill Will Pass in 2012

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler on Tuesday, Oct. 25, predicted a marriage equality bill will pass in the state Legislature next year.

“This year we’ll pass same-sex marriage,” said Gansler during a speech at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., that coincided with the release of a new report on the impact of social and legal inequalities on children with LGBT parents.

A marriage equality bill stalled in the House of Delegates earlier this year, but Gansler said the measure is “something we desperately need” because the lack of nuptials for same-sex couples violates due process.

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NY: Attorney General Asks Court to Toss Out Anti Marriage Equality Lawsuit

Friday, September 16th, 2011

New York’s attorney general asked a state court on Friday to throw out a lawsuit challenging the gay marriage law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June.

New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms and several other opponents of the law sued on July 25, claiming in part that the law should be nullified because the state Senate violated its own rules and the state’s open meetings law before the critical vote that led to its narrow passage.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman argued in papers filed Friday that the opponents haven’t been harmed by the law, don’t have standing to challenge the actions of the Senate and any procedural actions of the Senate and governor aren’t subject to judicial review. He has asked for a hearing on Oct. 17 at the Livingston County Courthouse.

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