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Pa. sues to stop issuance of gay marriage licenses
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania officials are asking a court to stop a rogue county from issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
The state Health Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Commonwealth Court against D. Bruce Hanes. He oversees the granting of marriage licenses in Montgomery County, just outside Philadelphia.
The lawsuit asks the court to prevent Hanes from giving them to gay couples because it violates state law.
Hanes began issuing licenses to same-sex couples last week. He has said he wanted to come down "on the right side of history and the law."
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/pa-sues-stop-issuance-gay-marriage-licenses