Sunday, March 9, 2014
Illinois AG urges issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples
[JURIST] Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan [official website] is encouraging county clerks statewide to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Madigan's actions are a result of a ruling [JURIST report] by the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois [official website] that same-sex couples in Cook County may be issued marriage licenses immediately, rather than having to wait for the effective date of Illinois' same-sex marriage law [text, PDF] in June. The encouragement by the Attorney General...
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