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From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:

• The anti-gay Governor of Indiana just got caught making some wild claims in court, and now a judge has called him out in a sternly-worded ruling

• Marriage equality has picked up another victory, with the first federal judge to rule in Florida

• There’s a new case in Arizona, with an elderly couple about to lose their home

• Couples are fighting back against stalling tactics in Arkansas

• Plus, two major oral arguments are coming up in the next few days

From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:

• Major news in Virginia this week, where the Fourth Circuit has refused to delay marriage equality for any longer. Now anti-gay defendants have asked the US Supreme Court to step in at the last minute.

• A judge in Tennessee has upheld that state’s marriage ban, on the basis of outdated arguments regarding procreation.

• And over a dozen couples successfully register marriage licenses in Mississippi during a coordinated day of action.

This week in marriage equality:

• Colorado sees new rulings on marriage from multiple courts
• New polls show growing support for equality in western states, but multiple Attorneys General have filed new briefs to stop gay and lesbian couples from marrying
• Another Republican member of Congress has come out in favor of the freedom to marry.

This week from the American Foundation for Equal Rights:

• A big win in Florida
• Colorado supreme court orders two counties to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
• An appeals court sets the date for oral arguments for two states, then says “never mind”
• The Department of Justice says it will file briefs in support of marriage equality when it reaches SCOTUS

From the American Foundation for Equal Rights:

Big victories this week in Kentucky, and a ton of hearings coming up from one side of the country to the other.

There’s a battle of wills and a surprise move in Colorado.

And one of the Prop 8 lawyers is headed back to court — this time, as a judge.