Via JMG: BREAKING: Michigan Judge Strikes Down Marriage Ban, It Is Unconstitutional
Via the
Associated Press:
Michigan's ban on gay marriage is
unconstitutional, a federal judge said Friday as he struck down a law
that was widely embraced by voters a decade ago - the latest in a recent
series of decisions overturning similar laws across the country. U.S.
District Judge Bernard Friedman announced his ruling after a rare
two-week trial that mostly focused on the impact of same-sex parenting
on children.
There was no indication that
the judge was suspending his decision. Attorney General Bill Schuette
said he was immediately filing a request with a federal appeals court to
suspend Friedman's decision and prevent same-sex couples from
immediately marrying. The decision was released shortly after 5 p.m.,
when most county clerk offices in Michigan were closed. Clerks issue
marriage licenses.
Seventeen states and the
District of Columbia issue licenses for same-sex marriage. Since
December, bans on gay marriage have been overturned in Texas, Utah,
Oklahoma and Virginia, but appeals have put those cases on hold.
UPDATE: Read the ruling here.
Reposted from Joe Jervis
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