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Robin Wilson, a law professor at Washington and Lee University, points to a 2007 case in Ocean Grove, N.J., where a Methodist organization lost its tax-exempt status for refusing to allow lesbian couples to have civil-union ceremonies at a public seaside pavilion owned by the group.
Gay Wedding Law Hits Hurdle Jacob Gershman 2011
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Robin Wilson, a law professor at Washington and Lee University, points to a 2007 case in Ocean Grove, N.J., where a Methodist organization lost its tax-exempt status for refusing to allow lesbian couples to have civil-union ceremonies at a public seaside pavilion owned by the group.
Gay Wedding Law Hits Hurdle Jacob Gershman 2011
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Marriage Equality Rhode Island, one group, is calling on Mr. Chafee to veto the bill, saying that it would allow religious-affiliated organizations such as hospitals, day-cares or cemeteries to openly discriminate against civil-union spouses.
Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Civil-Unions Bill Jennifer Levitz 2011
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Illinois's new civil-union law took effect Wednesday.
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Illinois's new civil-union law took effect Wednesday.
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The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights ruled that by routinely renting out a pavilion a Methodist group had turned it into a public accommodation and therefore could not refuse it to a lesbian couple for a civil-union ceremony.
An Amen for Albany Walter Olson 2011
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A gay-marriage bill passed the Rhode Island House 62-11 in May, but Mr. Fox realized that the votes weren't there in the Senate and agreed to compromise with the civil-union bill.
Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Civil-Unions Bill Jennifer Levitz 2011
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Passed by both houses of the New Jersey Legislature on Monday, the bill would eliminate a mandatory 72-hour waiting period for a marriage or civil-union license, and increase the fee to $60 from $28.
New Jersey Weddings May Go Vegas Style Heather Haddon 2012
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"Obviously the civil-union bill is extremely troubling but it shows that even in one of the most Democratic states in the country, that people just don't want same-sex marriage."
Rhode Island Lawmakers Pass Civil-Unions Bill Jennifer Levitz 2011
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Higher Pride Chicago's 100-story John Hancock Center is putting out the welcome mat for gay couples looking for venues to hold civil-union ceremonies that were recently legalized in Illinois.
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