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Texas chief justice-elect seeks to end religious exemptions for judges officiating weddings

Texas chief justice-elect seeks to end religious exemptions for judges officiating weddings
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A disagreement over religious freedom and same-sex marriage is already emerging as an early issue for the incoming chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis, a Democrat elected Tuesday, has expressed opposition to a policy allowing Texas judges to decline officiat...

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