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Maryland's Married Gay Couples Await High Court Decision

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published June 24, 2013 at 9:18 AM EDT
Equality Maryland

Marylanders gave same sex couples to right to marry.

Now those same couples are awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision that open the way to federal benefits.

Maryland News Connection reporter Allison Burns has the story.
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Local News gay marriageEquality Marylandsame-sex marriageDefense of Marriage Act
Don Rush
Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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