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Same-sex marriage in West Virginia, the Glossary

Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in West Virginia since October 9, 2014.^[1]

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Appeal

In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.

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Attorney's fee

Attorney's fee is a chiefly United States term for compensation for legal services performed by an attorney (lawyer or law firm) for a client, in or out of court.

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Berkeley County, West Virginia

Berkeley County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the eastern panhandle region of West Virginia in the United States.

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Bostic v. Schaefer (formerly Bostic v. McDonnell and Bostic v. Rainey) is a lawsuit filed in federal court in July 2013 that challenged Virginia's refusal to sanction same-sex marriages. Same-sex marriage in West Virginia and Bostic v. Schaefer are 2014 in LGBT history.

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Cabell County Courthouse

The Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington, West Virginia was built in the Beaux-Arts Classical style in 1899.

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Cabell County, West Virginia

Cabell County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Certiorari

In law, certiorari is a court process to seek judicial review of a decision of a lower court or government agency.

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Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia and the county seat of Kanawha County.

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Civil union

A civil union (also known as a civil partnership) is a legally recognized arrangement similar to marriage, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples.

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Constitution of West Virginia

The Constitution of the State of West Virginia West Virginia State Constitution is the supreme law of the U.S. state of West Virginia. Same-sex marriage in West Virginia and Constitution of West Virginia are West Virginia law.

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Earl Ray Tomblin

Earl Ray Tomblin (born March 15, 1952) is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of West Virginia from 2011 to 2017.

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Evangelicalism

Evangelicalism, also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that emphasizes the centrality of sharing the "good news" of Christianity, being "born again" in which an individual experiences personal conversion, as authoritatively guided by the Bible, God's revelation to humanity.

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Harrison County, West Virginia

Harrison County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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History of same-sex marriage in the United States

In the United States, the history of same-sex marriage dates from the early 1940s, when the first lawsuits seeking legal recognition of same-sex relationships brought the question of civil marriage rights and benefits for same-sex couples to public attention though they proved unsuccessful.

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Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Jefferson County, West Virginia

Jefferson County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

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John Doyle (West Virginia politician)

John Doyle (born March 31, 1942) is an American politician who served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 67th District.

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Kanawha County, West Virginia

Kanawha County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Lambda Legal

The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, better known as Lambda Legal, is an American civil rights organization that focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities as well as people living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs) through impact litigation, societal education, and public policy work.

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Lawsuit

A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law.

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LGBT rights in West Virginia

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. state of West Virginia face legal challenges not faced by non-LGBT persons. Same-sex marriage in West Virginia and LGBT rights in West Virginia are LGBT in West Virginia, politics of West Virginia and West Virginia law.

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List of counties in West Virginia

The U.S. state of West Virginia has 55 counties.

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Marriage

Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.

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Marriage license

A marriage license (or marriage licence in Commonwealth spelling) is a document issued, either by a religious organization or state authority, authorizing a couple to marry.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Monongalia County, West Virginia

Monongalia County, known locally as Mon County, is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Morgan County, West Virginia

Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

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Motion (legal)

In United States law, a motion is a procedural device to bring a limited, contested issue before a court for decision.

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Ohio County, West Virginia

Ohio County is a county located in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia, and forms part of the Wheeling metropolitan area.

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Patrick Morrisey

Patrick James Morrisey (born December 21, 1967) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 34th Attorney General of West Virginia since 2013.

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Politics of West Virginia

From the time of the Great Depression through the 1990s, the politics of West Virginia were largely dominated by the Democratic Party.

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Public Religion Research Institute

The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) is an American nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education organization that conducts public opinion polls on a variety of topics, specializing in the quantitative and qualitative study of political issues as they relate to religious values.

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Robert Charles Chambers

Robert Charles Chambers (born August 27, 1952) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

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Same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex.

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Same-sex marriage in the United States

The availability of legally recognized same-sex marriage in the United States expanded from one state (Massachusetts) in 2004 to all fifty states in 2015 through various court rulings, state legislation, and direct popular votes.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative body, a stage in the process of legislation.

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Stay of proceedings

A stay of proceedings is a ruling by the court in civil and criminal procedure that halts further legal process in a trial or other legal proceeding.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States district court

The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary.

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United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (in case citations, S.D. W. Va.) is a federal court in the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). Same-sex marriage in West Virginia and United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia are West Virginia law.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_West_Virginia

Also known as McGee v. Cole, Recognition of same-sex unions in West Virginia.

, Wood County, West Virginia, 2000 United States census, 2020 United States census.

Same-sex marriage in West Virginia, the Glossary

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See also

2014 in West Virginia

LGBT in West Virginia

Politics of West Virginia

West Virginia law

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