Photos: First same-sex marriage licenses issued in Dane County
Dane County clerk Scott McDonell began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples at about 5 p.m. on Friday following a ruling from federal Judge Barbara Crabb striking down Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage.
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Sun Prairie residents David Tyer, left, and Wesley Radtke exchange rings as Dane County Circuit Judge Rhonda Lanford presides over a marriage ceremony Friday on the steps of the City-County Building. Earlier in the day, a federal judge struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriages.
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Shari Roll, left, and Renee Currie, of Madison, get married by officiant Mike Quito on the steps of the City-County Building after the ban of same-sex marriage was struck down in Wisconsin, in Madison, Wis., Friday, June 6, 2014. The couple have had a civil union for 10 years and have been together since 2003. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Mel Freitag, 34, left, and Amber Sowards, 31, of Madison, get married Friday by Daniel Floeter, Dane County family court commissioner, outside the City-County Building after the ban of same-sex marriage was struck down in Wisconsin. Sowards, who is six months pregnant, has been with Freitag for six years.
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Shari Roll, left, and Renee Currie, of Madison, get their marriage license from Judy Nowak, deputy county clerk, in the County Clerk's office after the ban of same-sex marriage is struck down in Wisconsin, at the City-County Building in Madison, Wis., Friday, June 6, 2014. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Sunshine Jones, 62, left, and Joann Kelley, 58, both of Madison, watch a couple get married after the ban of same-sex marriage was struck down in Wisconsin, at the City-County Building Friday. Jones and Kelley, who have been together for 36 years and have a 26-year-old daughter, got married last August in Iowa.
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Shari Roll, left, and Renee Currie, of Madison, react after getting their marriage license in the County Clerk's office after the ban of same-sex marriage is struck down in Wisconsin, at the City-County Building in Madison, Wis., Friday, June 6, 2014. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive, left, and Scott McDonell, County Clerk, hold a press conference in the County Clerk's office after the ban of same-sex marriage is struck down in Wisconsin, at the City-County Building in Madison, Wis., Friday, June 6, 2014. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Shari Roll, left, and Renee Currie, of Madison, celebrate Friday after getting married by officiant Mike Quieto on the steps of the City-County Building after the ban of same-sex marriage was struck down in Wisconsin. The couple have had a civil union for 10 years and have been together since 2003.
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Shari Roll, left, and Renee Currie, of Madison, get their marriage license from Judy Nowak, deputy county clerk, in the County Clerk's office after the ban of same-sex marriage is struck down in Wisconsin, at the City-County Building in Madison, Wis., Friday, June 6, 2014. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Shari Roll, left, and Renee Currie, of Madison, get their marriage license from Judy Nowak, deputy county clerk, in the County Clerk's office after the ban of same-sex marriage is struck down in Wisconsin, at the City-County Building in Madison, Wis., Friday, June 6, 2014. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Shari Roll, left, and Renee Currie, of Madison, get married by officiant Mike Quito on the steps of the City-County Building after the ban of same-sex marriage was struck down in Wisconsin, in Madison, Wis., Friday, June 6, 2014. The couple have had a civil union for 10 years and have been together since 2003. Amber Arnold -- State Journal
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Sun Prairie, Wis. residents David Tyer, left, and Wesley Radtke kiss after Dane County Circuit Court Judge Rhonda Lanford pronounced them married on the steps of the City County Building in Madison, Wis. Friday, June 6, 2014. Earlier in the day, a federal judge struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriages. John Hart -- State Journal.
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Same sex couples line up outside the Dane County Clerk's office to file paperwork to get married Friday.
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Same sex marriage supporters Ben Perreth, 25, and Emily Winecke, 32, both of Madison, converse during a rally outside the State Capitol building in Madison, Wis. Friday, June 6, 2014. Earlier in the day, a federal judge struck down the state's ban on same sex marriages. John Hart -- State Journal.
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Same sex marriage supporters Lana Lawrence, left, and Louise Stout, both of Madison, Wis. gather during a rally outside the State Capitol building in Madison, Wis. Friday, June 6, 2014. Earlier in the day, a federal judge struck down the state's ban on same sex marriages. John Hart -- State Journal.
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Sunshine Jones, 62, left, and Joann Kelley, 58, both of Madison, watch a couple get married after the state's same-sex marriage ban was struck down Friday. Jones and Kelley, who have been together for 36 years and have a 26-year-old daughter, got married last August in Iowa.
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Sun Prairie residents David Tyer, left, and Wesley Radtke exchange rings as Dane County Circuit Judge Rhonda Lanford presides over a marriage ceremony Friday on the steps of the City-County Building. Earlier in the day, a federal judge struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriages.
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Shari Roll, left, and Renee Currie, of Madison, get married by officiant Mike Quito on the steps of the City-County Building on Friday after Wisconsin's ban of same-sex marriage was struck down.
The 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision means all 50 states must perform and recognize gay marriages.
