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Jo Ann Dale of Otisco, Ind., and her wife, Carol Uebelhoer, discuss a lawsuit filed Friday, March 7, 2014, against the state of Indiana that seeks to overturn a same-sex marriage ban there. The women were married in Massachusetts six years ago and said they want the union recognized by state officials. Three other couples joined in the lawsuit, which was filed Friday in federal court in New Albany, Ind. (AP Photo/Brett Barrouquere)
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Cars pass in front of the federal building housing U.S. District Court in Honolulu on Friday, March 7, 2014. A courtroom in this building is set to become the scene of a death penalty trial even though Hawaii abolished capital punishment in 1957. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)
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A pedestrian walks in front of the federal building housing U.S. District Court in Honolulu on Friday, March 7, 2014. A courtroom in this building s set to become the scene of a death penalty trial even though Hawaii abolished capital punishment in 1957. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
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Sheila Pott, center, mother of Audrie Pott, reads a statement in support of Audrie's Law as State Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, center, left, and Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, center right, listen in on Friday, March 7, 2014, in Saratoga, Calif. Audrie’s Law is a legislative proposal aimed at deterring the bullying, cyberbullying, and sexual assault that played roles in the suicide of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old Saratoga High School student. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ** FILE **
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From left, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen talks about the provisions of Audrie's Law as Attorney Robert Allard, Sheila Pott, mother of Audrie Pott, and State Sen. Jim Beall, D-San Jose, listen in on Friday, March 7, 2014, in Saratoga, Calif. Audrie’s Law is a legislative proposal aimed at deterring the bullying, cyberbullying, and sexual assault that played roles in the suicide of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old Saratoga High School student. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Sheila Pott, center, mother of Audrie Pott, walks up to address the media alongside her lawyer Robert Allard during a press conference about the provisions of Audrie's Law on Friday, March 7, 2014, in Saratoga, Calif. Audrie’s Law is a legislative proposal aimed at deterring the bullying, cyberbullying, and sexual assault that played roles in the suicide of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old Saratoga High School student. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Sheila Pott, mother of Audrie Pott, reads a statement in support of Audrie's Law on Friday, March 7, 2014, in Saratoga, Calif. Audrie’s Law is a legislative proposal aimed at deterring the bullying, cyberbullying, and sexual assault that played roles in the suicide of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old Saratoga High School student. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)