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Three Couples Suing Virginia Over Race Questions on Marriage License

Three Couples Suing Virginia Over Race Questions on Marriage License

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Sep 11, 2019
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Three Virginia couples have taken on the state in a federal lawsuit over a law requiring couples to list their race when applying for a marriage license. The 31-page complaint alleges that the couples were denied marriage licenses after refusing to identify their race.

The lawsuit contends that Virginia’s requirement uses “unscientific, highly controvers…

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