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Kentucky must honor out-of-state same-sex marriages -judge - Chicago Tribune
Back up inks:
Kentucky gay marriage: Judge says state must recognize gay marriages performed in other states - Associated Press - POLITICO.com
Gay marriage coming to the South? Kentucky ruling chips away at ban - latimes.com
Kentucky Ordered to Recognize Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriage - Businessweek
Kentucky Gay Marriage Ruling Heyburn | TIME.com
As suits multiply, gay-marriage backers win in Ky. - The Washington Post
Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages granted in other states: federal judge - NY Daily News
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140212/NEWS03/140219736
more quotes from the judge
another one bites the dust, well actually TWO bit the dust today
is there really anything left to discuss on this issue besides just WHEN we will have equal rights for gays nationally?
[h=1]Gay marriage in Kentucky gains foothold with federal judge's ruling[/h]
In a ruling that could open the door to gay marriage in Kentucky, a federal judge has struck down the state’s ban on recognizing same-sex unions performed in states where it is legal.
U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II ruled Wednesday that Kentucky’s prohibition violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law by treating gays and lesbians “differently in a way that demeans them.”
Back up inks:
Kentucky gay marriage: Judge says state must recognize gay marriages performed in other states - Associated Press - POLITICO.com
Gay marriage coming to the South? Kentucky ruling chips away at ban - latimes.com
Kentucky Ordered to Recognize Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriage - Businessweek
Kentucky Gay Marriage Ruling Heyburn | TIME.com
As suits multiply, gay-marriage backers win in Ky. - The Washington Post
Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages granted in other states: federal judge - NY Daily News
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140212/NEWS03/140219736
more quotes from the judge
In Oklahoma, U.S. District Judge Terence Kern also referred heavily to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. He wrote that the state's ban violated the Constitution's equal protection clause, saying the ban was "an arbitrary, irrational exclusion of just one class of Oklahoma citizens from a governmental benefit."
Protecting tradition, Heyburn wrote, no matter how ancient or deeply held, was not good enough of defense for laws that create different rules for different groups of people.
"For years, many states had a tradition of segregation and even articulated reasons why it created a better, more stable society," Heyburn wrote, in what may likely become one of the most frequently-quoted passages of his decision. "Similarly, many states deprived women of their equal rights under the law, believing this to properly preserve our traditions.
Gay marriage coming to the South? Kentucky ruling chips away at ban - latimes.com
another one bites the dust, well actually TWO bit the dust today
is there really anything left to discuss on this issue besides just WHEN we will have equal rights for gays nationally?
2/13/14 Version 5.0 | |
21 States with Equal Rights (3 in stay) | |
Massachusetts - May 17, 2004 | |
Connecticut - November 12, 2008 | |
Iowa - April 27, 2009 | |
Vermont - September 1, 2009 | |
New Hampshire - January 1, 2010 | |
Washing D.C. - March 9, 2010 | |
FALL OF DADT Dec 18, 2010 | |
New York - July 24, 2011 | |
Washington - December 6, 2012 | |
Maine - December 29, 2012 | |
Maryland - January 1, 2013 | |
FALL OF DOMA - June 26, 2013 | |
California - June 28, 2013 | |
Delaware - July 1, 2013 | |
Rhode Island - August 1, 2013 | |
Minnesota - August 1, 2013 | |
New Jersey - October 21, 2013 | |
Hawaii - December 2, 2013 | |
New Mexico – December 19, 2013 | |
Utah – December 20. 2013 Currently Stayed and wiil be ruled on with OK) | |
Oklahoma - Currently Stayed and wiil be ruled on with UT) | |
GSK v. Abbott Laboratories - Janurary 21, 2014 (could be huge in gay rights, discrimination/heightened scrutiny) | |
Kentucky - February 2/14/14 (Must recognize out-of-state marriages) which will lead to their ban being defeated | |
Virginia - February 2/14/14 | |
Illinois - June 1, 2014 effective | |
18 States Working Towards Equal Rights | |
11 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights | |
Alaska (Suit to be filed this month) | |
Idaho | |
Louisiana | |
Michigan (Feb 2014 Trial) | |
Mississippi | |
North Carolina | |
Pennsylvania (June 14 Trial) | |
South Carolina | |
Tennessee (Direct US Constitution Challenge) | |
Texas (Jan 2014 Trial, Direct US Constitution Challenge) | |
West Virginia | |
4 States with Court Case(s) and Legislation to establish Equal Rights | |
Arizona | |
Arkansas (Decesion Pending and 2016 ballot) | |
Nevada | |
Ohio (December 2013 trial) Trial had narrow ruling that ohio will recognize OTHER state marriages but didn’t impact bans. New cases expected. | |
3 States with Legislation to Establish Equal Rights | |
Colorado | |
Florida | |
Oregon | |
thats 39 states that could have equal rights by 2016 and some much sooner! | |
Also 3 State Attorney Generals no longer defending the constitutionality of bans, joining the case against them or reviewing their constitutionality | |
Pennsylvania | |
Virginia (in stay) | |
Nevada
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