I love the fear that equal rights winning and defeating bigotry and or discrimination brings out in those that support it
for all of those that support those things please push ALL these cases as far as you can, the soon the better and then equal rights will be national.
I hope all these cases get pushed to SCOTUS, the CASES itself, i hope this next won in UTAH sides on equal rights against and its pushed again to make the actual case go to SCOTUS!!
just a reminder of where we are at and ill remove UTAH if that little battle is lost in the war that is being won by equal rights:
1/5/14 Version 3.3
18 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
Hawaii - December 2, 2013
New Mexico – December 19, 2013
Utah – December 20. 2013 (appealing to supreme court!
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Illinois - June 1, 2014 effective
21 States Working Towards Equal Rights
14 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights
Alaska (Suit to be filed this month)
Kentucky
Idaho
Louisiana
Michigan (Feb 2014 Trial)
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania (June 14 Trial)
South Carolina
Tennessee (Direct US Constitution Challenge)
Texas (Jan 2014 Trial, Direct US Constitution Challenge)
Virginia (two different suits, one involves Prop8 lawyers)
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!