Jul 9, 2013 10:47 AM by Adam Atchison  Pa. law banning gay
marriage faces court challenge  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The
American Civil Liberties Union says it has filed the first known
legal challenge seeking to overturn a state law that effectively
bans gay marriage in Pennsylvania.  The ACLU is representing one
widow, 10 couples and one of the couples' two teenage daughters.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Harrisburg, also
asks a federal judge to prevent state officials from stopping
gay couples from getting married in the state.  If the lawsuit
is successful, Pennsylvania would become the 14th state to
legalize gay marriage.  A 1996 state law defines marriage as
between a man and a woman, and says same-sex marriages, even if
entered legally elsewhere, are void in Pennsylvania.  The ACLU
says that's unconstitutional because same-sex couples don't have
access to the same legal and financial protections as do
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