By BOBBY HARRISON Attorney General Jim Hood announced Wednesday afternoon his office no longer would defend the controversial House Bill 1523 that allows public officials and others not to provide services for same-sex marriages. The legislation, passed during the 2016 session, was overturned recently by U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves of the Southern District of Mississippi. ...
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