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Texas Attorney General Argues Gay Couple's Marriage Is Void
Source: Associated Press
Texas Attorney General Argues Gay Couple's Marriage Is Void
AUSTIN, Texas — Feb 20, 2015, 10:50 AM ET
By EVA RUTH MORAVEC and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
As a newlywed lesbian couple in Texas celebrate defying a statewide ban on gay marriage, the state's Republican attorney general is preparing to tell a court Friday why it should rule their nuptials invalid.
The marriage license given to two Austin women — who succeeded by seizing on a ruling this week in an unrelated estate squabble — thrust Texas back into the national spotlight over gay marriage but didn't send same-sex couples rushing to courthouses.
The Texas Supreme Court acted quickly after an appeal from Attorney General Ken Paxton to block other potential gay marriages, making the nuptials somewhat bittersweet for Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend.
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Within hours, the Texas Supreme Court had blocked other gay couples from getting married under similar special exceptions — but didn't address the women's marriage, which Paxton said he considered void.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Feb 20, 2015, 10:50 AM ET
By EVA RUTH MORAVEC and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
As a newlywed lesbian couple in Texas celebrate defying a statewide ban on gay marriage, the state's Republican attorney general is preparing to tell a court Friday why it should rule their nuptials invalid.
The marriage license given to two Austin women — who succeeded by seizing on a ruling this week in an unrelated estate squabble — thrust Texas back into the national spotlight over gay marriage but didn't send same-sex couples rushing to courthouses.
The Texas Supreme Court acted quickly after an appeal from Attorney General Ken Paxton to block other potential gay marriages, making the nuptials somewhat bittersweet for Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend.
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Within hours, the Texas Supreme Court had blocked other gay couples from getting married under similar special exceptions — but didn't address the women's marriage, which Paxton said he considered void.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/texas-attorney-argues-gay-couples-marriage-void-29095534
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