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Alabama widower seeks same-sex marriage recognition
Michael Finley
February 14, 2014 01:20:42 pm

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Thursday announced a lawsuit filed in US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on behalf of widower Paul Hard challenging Alabama's Marriage...

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