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  Judge: Ohio Gay Marriage Ban Affects [Domestic Violence] Law
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Last EditedRP  Mar 25, 2005 02:25pm
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News DateWednesday, March 23, 2005 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionDomestic violence charges cannot be filed against unmarried people because of Ohio's new constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Before the amendment, courts applied the domestic violence law by defining a family as including an unmarried couple living together as would a husband and wife, the judge said. The gay marriage amendment no longer allows that.
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