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Federal judge strikes down SC gay marriage ban
Source: AP-EXCITE
By BRUCE SMITH
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge struck down South Carolina's ban on same-sex marriage on Wednesday, though marriage licenses can't immediately be handed out.
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel gave state Attorney General Alan Wilson a delay until Nov. 20.
A spokesman for Wilson said he's reviewing the ruling.
Last month, Colleen Condon and Nichols Bleckley applied for a same-sex marriage license in Charleston County.
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