The Corbett administration has sued Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes, seeking a court order to stop Hanes from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the county.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is asking the Commonwealth Court for a writ of mandamus commanding Hanes to perform his duties under the Pennsylvania Marriage Law, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

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