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ADVOCATES FOR GAY AND LESBIAN RIGHTS CELEBRATE and gather for an Equality Rally on Wednesday evening in South Park. On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a 5-4 vote, that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional under the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Gay-rights advocates see potential for hope By Scott Rothschild and Peter Hancock srothschild@ljworld.com, phancock@ljworld.com

Supporters of gay rights in Kansas celebrated two major U.S. Supreme Court decisions released Wednesday, saying the rulings have opened the door to overturning the state’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

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“There is light at the end of the tunnel,” said Stephanie Mott, of the Kansas Equality Coalition, at a rally that drew about 50 people outside the Statehouse in Topeka. “There is reason to believe that in our lifetime, we will be able to marry the person that we love, even in Kansas,” she said. But the author of that state constitutional amend-

ment, U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a Republican from Fowler, vowed to push for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines marriage “as the union of one man and one woman.” Huelskamp blasted the Supreme Court, saying, “This radical usurpation of legislative and popular authority will not end the debate over marriage in this country. Congress clearly

must respond to these bad decisions.” In 5-4 rulings, the Supreme Court struck down a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples, and let stand same-sex marriage in California. Repeated requests for response from Kansas AtPlease see MARRIAGE, page 8A

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Indigo Bahn, student, Lawrence “Yeah, that’s out of the question. Obviously they should.”

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KANSAS CITY, KAN. (AP) — A federal judge in Kansas expressed skepticism Wednesday that a Planned Parenthood clinic would suffer “irreparable harm” if an injunction isn’t issued to block parts of a sweeping state anti-abortion law from taking effect next week. Chief Judge Kathryn Vratil considered arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood, which argues that Kansas’ new law infringes on free speech rights. COURTS The measure requires doctors to tell women seeking abortions that the procedure will end the life of a “whole, separate, unique, living human being.” Backers of the law say it will protect patients by making sure they receive adequate information about abortion and fetal development. Please see ABORTION, page 2A

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It won’t quite be like finding a winning Powerball lottery ticket, but city commissioners may get the thrill of found money nonetheless as they go over the city’s proposed 2014 budget this summer. City commissioners are praising a deal being proposed by Lawrence City Manager David Corliss that would garner the city about $3.5 million in state funding for a variety of projects in exchange for the city tak- Corliss ing over all maintenance responsibilities for a four-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 40 west of Iowa Street. “I think this is incredibly good luck and good planning,” said City Commissioner Terry Riordan. “In some ways, you have to feel like you have found $5 in a pocket of jeans that you Please see DEAL, page 2A haven’t worn for

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