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Maryland GOP Tries to Block Out of State Gay Marriage Recognition in Senate

A Maryland state senator has introduced a bill to prohibit the state from recognizing gay marriages performed elsewhere. Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R-Harford) introduced the bill on Wednesday. It's the first step towards invalidating a recent opinion from Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler.

Last month, Gansler wrote that state agencies must recognize out-of-state gay marriages, until the courts or the legislature decides otherwise.

The attorney general's opinion is not itself a law, but it does guide state agencies, and it may be persuasive to the higher courts.

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Published on: March 11, 2010

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