Ore. county resumes giving gay marriage license

[FreeState]

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Ñ An Oregon county that stopped issuing marriage licenses until a court could decide whether gay marriage was legal has been told to again offer them to couples.

Senior Judge Wayne R. Harris ordered Benton County on Wednesday to resume issuing the licenses, saying officials had failed to provide a service. Though his order didn't specifically mention same-sex couples, officials expect licenses only will be given to marriages between a man and a woman.

The county stopped issuing licenses in April, after the state threatened to sue if the county followed through with its decision to allow gay couples to marry. County commissioners, trying not to discriminate, decided that no one should get a license.

A couple sued the county and argued they were entitled to a marriage license as taxpayers. The county argued the couple could easily drive to a neighboring county until the gay-marriage issue was settled.

http://www.courttv.com/news/gaymarriage/082604_oregon_ap.html

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This is a little misleading... the title says that they are giving out licenses to same-sex couples however the article says "officials expect licenses only will be given to marriages between a man and a woman." Anyone have any other confirmation???