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189							January 16, 2015						</div>
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191							Marriage equality will return to the Supreme Court once again as the high court has signaled it will review the constitutional question.						</div>
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210							October 7, 2014						</div>
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212							Yesterday, the Supreme Court paved the way for marriage equality in 11 new states and 60% of the American population.						</div>
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231							October 6, 2014						</div>
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233							The Supreme Court refuses to hear defendants' claims against marriage equality. Marriage equality comes to Virginia.						</div>
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252							September 29, 2014						</div>
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254							Today, the Supreme Court will consider whether to review the question of marriage equality in its next term.						</div>
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275							The Supreme Court has indicated it will take its first look on September 29 at the marriage equality cases before it.						</div>
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296							7 petitions for writ of certiorari have been filed in 5 separate cases demanding national resolution to the marriage equality question.						</div>
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315							August 27, 2014						</div>
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317							AFER has filed documents with the Supreme Court asking the high court to review the Bostic case and rule in favor of marriage equality.						</div>
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336							August 22, 2014						</div>
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338							The state of Virginia has formally filed paperwork with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the high court to decide the question of marriage equality.						</div>
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357							August 20, 2014						</div>
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359							The Supreme Court issues an emergency stay in the Bostic case effectively delaying marriages equality in Virginiia						</div>
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378							August 15, 2014						</div>
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380							Defendants in the Bostic case have asked Chief Justice John Roberts to delay marriage equality in Virginia pending appeal to the Supreme Court						</div>
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