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- News Source: CNN | about 1 month agoThe woman who was denied a marriage license by a Louisiana justice of the peace because he refused to marry interracial couples said the official should lose his job. Beth McKay said she never could have expected what she heard from Tangipahoa...
- News Source: The Advocate | about 1 month agoFriday in calling for removal or other disciplinary action against a Tangipahoa Parish justice of the peace after the official refused to marry an interracial couple. Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell said that whenever a couple calls on him to...
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- Blog Source: www.huffingtonpost.comShe said Bardwell's wife told her that Bardwell would not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples. Bardwell maintains he can recuse himself from marrying people. Quigley disagreed. "A justice of the peace is legally obligated to ...
- Blog Source: www.washingtonexaminer.comA white Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.
- Blog Source: www.towleroad.comTerence McKay and Beth Humphrey, an interracial couple from Hammond, Louisiana, were denied a marriage license by Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish. Said Bardwell: "I'm not a racist. ...
- Blog Source: despardes.comShe says Bardwell's wife told her that Bardwell will not sign marriage licenses for interracial couples. Bardwell suggested the couple go to another justice of the peace in the parish who agreed to marry them. ...
- Blog Source: www.boingboing.netAlso, I think it's funny how this parallels the gay marriage debate so perfectly. And also ironic because this interracial couple, while outraged at being denied a marriage license for themselves, probably ...
- Blog Source: theoriginalgreenwichdiva.comShe said Bardwell's wife asked her if the license was for an interracial marriage. Upon saying yes, Bardwell's wife told her that he does not sign off on interracial marriages and gave her the name of a different justice of the peace. ...
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