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Kentucky Baptists on Tuesday chose to sever ties with a Louisville church that is open to performing same-sex marriages. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Gay marriage issue squarely before high court

By Mark Sherman - Associated Press

Corey Ledin-Bristol, left, and Art Ledin-Bristol smile during their wedding ceremony at the Harbor Unitarian Universalist church in Muskegon, Mich., on Saturday, March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/The Chronicle, Natalie Kolb)

Appeal on gay marriage ruling dampens celebrations

By COREY WILLIAMS and JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 5, 2013, file photo, April DeBoer, left, and Jayne Rowse pose at their home in Hazel Park, Mich. A federal judge has struck down Michigan's ban on gay marriage Friday, March 21, 2014, the latest in a series of decisions overturning similar laws across the U.S. The two nurses who've been partners for eight years claimed the ban violated their rights under the U.S. Constitution. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Judge strikes down Michigan’s ban on gay marriage

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer walk outside Federal Courthouse before a trial that could overturn Michigan's ban on gay marriage in Detroit on Monday, March 3, 2014 in Detroit. Lisa Brown of Oakland County, the elected clerk of a Detroit-area county says she'll follow the orders of a judge when it comes to same-sex marriage, not Michigan's attorney general. Brown was asked about an email last fall from the attorney general's office, which warned county clerks not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, even if a judge threw out the ban. Michigan voters banned gay marriage in 2004. In a lawsuit, Detroit-area nurses April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse say that violates the U.S. Constitution. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT

Judge: Gay marriage trial ruling within 2 weeks

By COREY WILLIAMS - Associated Press

FILE- In a March 5, 2013, file photo, April DeBoer, second from left, sits with her adopted daughter Ryanne, left, 3, and Jayne Rowse, fourth from left, and her adopted sons Jacob, 3, middle, and Nolan, 4, right, at their home in Hazel Park, Mich. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman is scheduled to open a trial on the women’s challenge to Michigan’s ban on gay marriage and joint adoptions by same-sex couples. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Michigan gay-marriage ban at stake in rare trial

By ED WHITE - Associated Press

FILE- In a March 5, 2013, file photo, April DeBoer, second from left, sits with her adopted daughter Ryanne, left, 3, and Jayne Rowse, fourth from left, and her adopted sons Jacob, 3, middle, and Nolan, 4, right, at their home in Hazel Park, Mich. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman is scheduled to open a trial on the women’s challenge to Michigan’s ban on gay marriage and joint adoptions by same-sex couples. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Michigan’s gay marriage ban going to trial

By ED WHITE - Associated Press