http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/21/michigan-gay-marriage-ban/671022
Another one bites the dust. It is noteworthy that not a single judge at any level has upheld a same-sex marriage ban since
Windsor.
AWESOME!!!
I got the alert yesterday when it happened but i was busy until now.
Heres some more links, your original isnt working.
Judge Strikes Down Michigan’s Ban on Gay Marriage - TIME
Federal judge strikes down Michigan's gay marriage ban - CNN.com
Federal judge strikes down Michigan's gay marriage ban | Fox News
Judge strikes down Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage - CBS News
Michigan’s 1st gay marriage license issued - The Washington Post
Michigan clerks marry gay couples after judge strikes down ban - chicagotribune.com
Judge Rules Michigan's Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional - NBC News
Federal judge strikes down Michigan's gay-marriage ban | MSNBC
and yes it is a pretty important not that since the fall of DOMA there hasnt been any other rulings made in high court but in favor of equal rights for gays.
A stay is being requested and a appeal will be made which is AWESOME because pushing this higher and higher is GREAT.
I think thats my favorite thing about equality winning right now. SOme of its biggest victories have been made because or bigots and people who want to discriminate again them. WIthout bannings in place it would be harder to challenge, without people appealing all the way to state supreme courts those rulings would exist, then federal courts, then federal appeals courts, now soon SCOTUS.
Its sweet poetic justice that the bannings HELPED paved the way for equality.
all that is left now is just the last minute desperation of bigots and or those that want to discriminate and dont give two ****s about the rights of others. They see the future and they know they lost.
herse the update to the "list of doom" that you called it
Changes/Updates in RED
3/21/14 Version 8.0
23 States with Equal Rights (4 pending)
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
Illinois - (ruled on Nov 20th 2013) June 1, 2014 effective
Hawaii - December 2, 2013
New Mexico – December 19, 2013
Utah – December 20. 2013 Currently Stayed and will be ruled on with OK)
Oklahoma - Currently Stayed and will be ruled on with UT)
GSK v. Abbott Laboratories - January 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 (Stayed)
Texas - February 2/26/2014 (pending 10th Circuit Court of Appeals)
Michigan - March - 21, 2014 (Stay being requested)
21 States Working Towards Equal Rights
13 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights[/B]
Alabama
Idaho
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Pennsylvania (June 14 Trial)
South Carolina
Tennessee (Direct US Constitution Challenge)
(Prilim in and 3 couples are recognized, later broader ruling coming)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
5 States with Court Case(s) and Legislation to establish Equal Rights
Arizona
Arkansas (Decision Pending and 2016 ballot)
Florida
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
Alaska
Colorado
Oregon
thats 42 states that could have equal rights by 2016 and some much sooner!
US Court of Appeals Tracker
Map:
Court Locator
1st - all states have equal rights
2nd - all states have equal rights
3rd - pending
4th - april/may court case
5th- pending
6th - pending
7th- pending
8th- two cases that the plaintiffs PLAN to take all the way up if needed but nothing pending
9th- pending (statement released "as soon as possible")
Also 3 State Attorney Generals no longer defending the constitutionality of bans, joining the case against them or reviewing their constitutionality
Nevada
Oregon
Pennsylvania
6 States that still have unequal rights and nothing pending to change it yet, that’s it 6
Indiana
Montana
Nebraska
Georgia
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
#EqualRightsAreWinning!!!!!!!!!!!!
also please feel free to let me know of any corrections or updates that need made, equality is kicking so much ass its hard to keep up, thanks