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After Ruling, Alabama Faces Hodgepodge Of Same-Sex Marriage Policies

NPR

By Debbie Elliott

Published February 10, 2015 at 5:33 PM EST

Gay rights advocates have asked a federal court to order probate judges in Alabama to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Meanwhile, some couples staged a sit-in, of sorts, outside the Mobile County courthouse.

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