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NEWS ABOUT: interracial marriage

interracial marriage stories: 8 news summaries

 La. Justice Quits in 
 Interracial Wedding Flap 

Officials, including Gov. Jindal, pressured Keith Bardwell

Nov 3, 09 6:19 PM CST
(AP) - A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black resigned today, after weeks of refusing to step down despite calls for his ouster. Keith Bardwell quit with no explanation of his decision; Gov. Bobby Jindal called it "... More »

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Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • interracial marriage • justice of the peace • Keith Bardwell • Beth Humphrey • Terence McKay

Jindal Slams Anti-Mixed Marriage Judge

Governor calls for firing of Louisiana justice who denied couple marriage license

Oct 16, 09 11:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. Bobby Jindal and other Louisiana officials say a justice of the peace who refuses to marry interracial couples should lose his job. "This is a clear violation of constitutional rights and federal and state law," Jindal said, calling for Keith Bardwell's case to be referred to a... More »

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Lousiana • Bobby Jindal • interracial marriage • justice of the peace • Keith Bardwell

 Louisiana Judge Won't Marry Interracial Couple

'I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way.'

Oct 15, 09 7:29 PM CDT
(AP) - A justice of the peace in rural Louisiana says he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long. "I'm not a racist.... More »

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ACLU • Louisiana • interracial marriage • justice of the peace • Keith Bardwell

NYC Pol Highlights Interracial Marriage—and Wins

One historian sees it as a 'post-Obama' moment

Oct 15, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill de Blasio's victory in the Democratic primary to be New York City's public advocate is a knock at the door of another racial hurdle. De Blasio’s wife is black, and his children interracial, a fact made clear in campaign ads and mailings. "For so long in American... More »

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New York City • campaign advertising • interracial marriage • President Obama • post-racial • political campaign • public office • Bill de Blasio • public advocate

Mass. Allows Marriages
for Out-of-State Gays

'It's a good day,' says guv

Jul 31, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Massachusetts will now allow gay and lesbian couples from other states to marry there. Gov. Deval Patrick today signed a law overturning a 1913 measure originally crafted against interracial marriage, the Globe reports. Massachusetts is the second state, after California, to allow same-sex marriages, regardless of residence. A flood of... More »

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gay marriage • Massachusetts • Deval Patrick • interracial marriage

Opinion

 No Stopping
 Gay Marriage's
 Mass. Appeal 

Equality has been uphill climb for homosexuals, but history's on their side

Jul 17, 08 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Massachusetts legislators set to repeal a law ex-Gov. Mitt Romney hoped would prevent the state from becoming “the Las Vegas of same-sex marriage,” Gail Collins, in the New York Times, looks at the march toward equality. For one thing, with the economy the way it is, “... More »

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Mitt Romney • gay rights • gay marriage • tourism • Massachusetts • civil rights • interracial marriage

Calif. Judge:
Gay Marriage
Decision My Toughest 

Conservative cast vote for 'doing the right thing'

May 18, 08 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Long characterized as cautious, California’s Chief Justice Ronald George shocked his peers when he joined the majority to overturn the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. “I think there are times when doing the right thing means not playing it safe,” the moderate Republican said, calling the... More »

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gay rights • California • gay marriage • marriage • court • marriage rights • California Supreme Court • Ronald George • interracial marriage • gays

Woman Who Defied Interracial Marriage Ban Dies at 68

Mildred Loving launched case that led to Supreme Court changing law in 1967

May 5, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mildred Loving, whose challenge to Virginia law led to the Supreme Court decision overturning bans on racially mixed marriage, has died at the age of 68. Loving, who was black, and her white husband Richard pleaded guilty to “cohabiting as man and wife, against the peace and dignity of... More »

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obituary • race relations • civil rights • US Supreme Court • interracial marriage • Mildred Loving

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