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Same-Sex Marriage Legalized Across Pennsylvania May 20
A Pennsylvania district court ruled the 1996 ban on recognizing same sex marriages unconstitutional on May 20, 2014, making Pennsylvania the 19th state to permit same sex marriages. Governor Corbett declined to appeal, and the law now allows licenses with a three day waiting period while some clerks filed for appeal.
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Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court
Tom Corbett
State House
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Vs Windsor
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American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. District Court For
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Kathleen Kane
Corbett
Schuylkill County
Dennis R. Joyce
Journal of the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania