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BALTIMORE, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A Maryland appeals court Tuesday upheld the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying the rule limiting marriage to heterosexual couples was constitutional.
The 4-3 decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals upheld the state law that was cited in 2004 when the state turned down a marriage license application from a same-sex couple.
The judges ruled that the ban didn't violate provisions for equal-rights provisions in the Maryland constitution.
The Baltimore Sun said the court’s 240-page ruling didn't preclude the state legislature from passing a law allowing same-sex marriage. Gay advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union, which acted as the plaintiffs in the case, called on lawmakers to do just that, the newspaper said.
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DETROIT, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
The Nigerian who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day 2009 shouldn't receive life in prison for the failed attack, his legal adviser said.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) --
Dozens of fans stood in freezing temperatures along the sidewalks of Newark, N.J., to bear witness to the body of pop singer Whitney Houston being brought home.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) --
U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
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