Michael Jackson's and Lisa Marie's marriage certificate up for auction

The marriage certificate issued to Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley following their May 26, 1994 wedding in the Dominican Republic will go up for auction January 10, 2010. According to Phillip Weiss Auctions, the certificate was issued following a 15 minute ceremony and boasts signatures of both stars. The auction house released this statement:

“Anything relating to Michael Jackson is of extreme interest right now
because of his untimely death and the release of the movie,” Weiss explains.
“…When you have an item that combines his name and legend with the Presley name and legend, their marriage certificate no less, with both of their signatures on
it, you’ve got something that’s almost impossible to predict what it will bring
at auction.”

Interracial couple denied marriage license

Keith Bardwell, a white justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, refused to marry an interracial couple earlier this month. Beth Humphrey, who is white, and Terence McKay, who is black went to Bardwell to make their union legal, but he refused on the grounds he thinks interracial unions do not last and the children of those unions may suffer. His refusal has caught the attention of civil and constitutional rights groups, the state's Legislative Black Caucus, national media, and even the White House. Incidentally, one need look no further than the White House to see the children of any union--even an interracial one--can go as far as their dreams can take them.

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