Re: Virginia falls! Courts deny ban on SSM
One more state challenge has been denied. Virginia is the next in the ever-shortening list of states where gays may not marry.
Appeals court upholds decision overturning Virginia
"A federal appeals court on Monday struck down Virginia’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, saying that withholding t
he fundamental right to marry from gay couples is a new form of “segregation” that the Constitution cannot abide.
The 2-to-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, based in Richmond, upheld a lower court’s decision and extended an extraordinary winning streak in the federal courts for proponents of same-sex marriage.
"Legal challenges to state bans filed systematically nationwide have prevailed in every test since the Supreme Court in June 2013 struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as only between a man and a woman."
Two federal appeals courts have now said the bans are unconstitutional. T
he Supreme Court probably will have to make the final determination and could consider the issue as soon as next year."
IMO, state governors and legislators should stop wasting their taxpayer money on challenging SSM....the handwriting has been on the wall for some time now.
Where is Agent J? I need him to post an updated list
I did so yesterday but here it is
Changes/Updates in RED
7/27/14 Version 16.0
21 States with Equal Rights and 14 Stayed/Appealed/Pending
21 States with Equal Rights
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
GSK v. Abbott Laboratories - January 21, 2014 (could be huge in gay rights, discrimination/heightened scrutiny)
Oregon May 19, 2014
Pennsylvania May 20, 2014
Colorado July 23, 2014 (partial)
Virgina - July 28th, 2014 (could affect NC, SC, WV)
14 Stayed/Appealed/Pending
Utah – December 20, 2013 (Stayed) June 25th 2014 10th upheld banning is unconstitutional. Ruling stayed.
Oklahoma - (Stayed) (10th ruling could impact this)
Kentucky - February 14, 2014 (Must recognize out-of-state marriages which will lead to their ban being defeated)
Virginia - February 14, 2014 (Stayed)
Texas - February 26, 2014 (Stayed)
Tennessee March, 2014 (Direct US Constitution Challenge)
(Prilim in and 3 couples are recognized, later broader ruling coming)
Michigan - March 21, 2014 (Stayed)
Ohio - April, 2014 Trial had narrow ruling that Ohio will recognize OTHER state marriages but didn’t impact bans. New cases expected.
Arkansas - May 5, 2014 (Stayed)
Idaho - May 13, 2014 (Stayed)
Wisconsin - June 6, 2014(Stayed)
Indiana - June 25th, 2014(Stayed)
Kansas - June 25th, 2014(Stayed)
Wyoming - June 25th, 2014(Stayed)
Florida - July 17th, 2014
20 States Working Towards Equal Rights
13 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights
Alabama
Georgia
Kansas (10th ruling could impact this)
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Carolina
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wyoming (10th ruling could impact this)
4 States with Court Cases and Legislation to establish Equal Rights
Alaska
Arizona
Missouri
Nevada
thats 50 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 - RULED ON and probably going to SCOTUS
5th- pending
6th - pending
7th- pending
8th- nothing pending, talks of two cases
9th- pending (statement released "as soon as possible")
10-th - 3 panel judge ruled banning SSM is unconstitutional. Stayed
State Attorney Generals no longer defending the bans due to their unconstitutionality
California (Has equal rights now)
Illinois (Has Equal rights now)
Kentucky
Nevada
Oregon (has equal rights now)
Pennsylvania(has equal rights now)
Virginia(stayed)
THERE ARE NO STATES LEFT NOT FIGHTING FOR EQUAL RIGHTS
#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