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  2. Same-sex marriage in Oregon - Wikipedia

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    With the consent of the state, three same-sex couples sued the state of Oregon in Multnomah County Court, including Mary Li and Rebecca Kennedy, the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license from Multnomah County. At a hearing before Judge Frank Bearden on April 16, 2004, in Li and Kennedy v.

  3. 2004 Oregon Ballot Measure 36 - Wikipedia

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    Basic Rights Oregon led the campaign against Measure 36. Opponents of the measure made several arguments. Many were supporters of same-sex marriage. In addition, some argued that regardless of voters' feelings on same-sex marriage, the state constitution was an inappropriate place to dictate marriage policy, which should have been statutory.

  4. Multnomah County, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Multnomah County was one of the few local governments in Oregon to approve such a tax increase. [citation needed] On March 2, 2004, Multnomah County Chair Diane Linn announced the county would begin granting licenses for same-sex marriages, pursuant to a legal opinion issued by its attorney deeming such marriages lawful under Oregon law. Her ...

  5. LGBTQ rights in Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in the U.S. state of Oregon have the same legal rights as non-LGBTQ people. [1] Oregon became one of the first U.S. jurisdictions to decriminalize sodomy in 1972, and same-sex marriage has been legal in the state since May 2014 when a federal judge declared the state's ban on such marriages unconstitutional.

  6. Same-sex union court cases - Wikipedia

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    The Supreme Court of Newfoundland ordered the State to issure same-sex marriage licences. Yes Oregon: United States December 2004 In Li and Kennedy v. State of Oregon the Oregon Supreme Court ruled against Multnomah County, stating that it is not entitled to perform same-sex marriages under the current statutes. Nonetheless, the court refused ...

  7. Geiger v. Kitzhaber - Wikipedia

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    The case claims that Oregon's constitutional ban on same gender marriage, Article 15, § 5, and all Oregon marriage statutes referring to husband and wife that government officials interpreted in a way that excluded full and equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples, violate the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the ...