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No same-sex couples have yet legally married in Tennessee, as there is a statutory and constitutional ban on such marriages in effect. There was a pending lawsuit (Tanco v.Haslam) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. That case has since been removed to the United States District Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit for expedited processing. Prior to the removal, the state of Tennessee was briefly under federal court order (March 14 - April 25, 2014) to grant legal recognition to the out-of-state same-sex marriages of the three couples who were plaintiffs in the action. That preliminary injunction has since been stayed. When a decision in the case is reached, the 6th Circuit has the authority to either strike down or uphold Tennessee's ban on same-sex marriage.

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