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Alaska denied benefits to gay couples despite court rulings

by Mark Thiessen
| April 16, 2021 12:09 AM

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wrongly denied some same-sex spouses benefits for years by claiming their unions were not recognized even after courts struck down gay marriage bans, court documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

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