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Minnesota committees to vote today on gay marriage bill (StarTribune)

Tuesday, 12 March 2013 09:42 Other News Sources

In passionate back-and-forth testimony, the debate over same-sex marriage is playing out in a Minnesota Legislature moving toward the first votes on a bill to legalize it.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 09:44 Read more...

Nebraska: Lesbian hate crime hoax sentencing postponed (PinkNews)

Friday, 15 February 2013 13:15 Other News Sources

A judge has rescheduled the sentencing date for a Nebraska lesbian who pleaded no contest to faking an anti-gay hate crime.

The Associated Press reports Charlie Rogers will now face sentencing on 14 March in Lancaster County Court.

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Trial Delayed in Iowa Gay Marriage Fraud Case (SFGN)

Friday, 15 February 2013 13:05 Other News Sources

Trial has been delayed for an Iowa court official charged with lying to help a same-sex couple from Florida obtain a marriage license.

Last Updated on Friday, 15 February 2013 13:08 Read more...

Woman accused of making up hate crime denied change of trial venue (Omaha)

Thursday, 29 November 2012 13:41 Other News Sources

A judge has dismissed a change of venue request by a woman charged with making up a gay hate crime.

Charlie Rogers filed a motion Nov. 16 seeking to move the location of her trial on a misdemeanor charge of false reporting. On Wednesday, her attorney, Brett McArthur, withdrew the motion.

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 November 2012 13:42 Read more...

Iowa Clerk Brigitte Van Nice To Plea Not Guilty To Gay Marriage Fraud (OnTop)

Tuesday, 20 November 2012 13:12 Other News Sources

Brigitte Van Nice, a deputy clerk in a rural Iowa county, is expected to plea not guilty to filing an illegal Iowa marriage certificate.

Joab Penney and Joseph Parker of Florida said a Google search led them to Van Nice, who mailed them a marriage license application and told the couple they could marry in Iowa without coming to the state.

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