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On September 12, 2013, Pellegrini issued an order [4] to cease the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Pennsylvania, specifically in Montgomery County by D. Bruce Hanes, Clerk of the Orphans' Court.
On September 12, 2013, Judge Dan Pellegrini issued an order [3] to cease the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Pennsylvania. Because of his public support of same-sex marriage, Hanes was removed from his volunteer position at Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls , effective September 17, 2013.
Hanes had issued 174 licenses to same-sex couples before the court issued its order. He appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. [59] Couples who received a marriage license from Hanes filed an amicus curiae brief on his behalf with the Supreme Court on December 2, 2013. In the brief, the couples noted that the court never ...
Note: The Marriage License Office at the Erie County Courthouse processed an additional report this week to include weekends as of Aug. 31 that were not included in reports for the past month.
Nearly 500 couples obtained marriage licenses before the ruling was stayed on May 16 by the Arkansas Supreme Court. On May 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban and ordered the state to start recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions as well as license them.
The following individuals applied for marriage licenses in January: Ashley Marie Fritter and Edward Joel Griffith. James Albert Nau and Arlene Nancy Hupp. Anna Marie Whetzel and Stephen Ryan Frost.