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Judge throws out Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage
Judge Strikes Down Pennsylvania Same-Sex Marriage Ban - NBC News
Judge strikes down Pennsylvania gay marriage ban | MSNBC
Federal judge strikes down Pennsylvania law barring gay marriage | Reuters
Pennsylvania gay marriage ban overturned by judge
Pennsylvania same-sex marriage ban struck down
"and the walls, come tumbling down"
WOOOOWHOOOOOOO! MY HOME STATE!!!!!
good for you PA! Now in the near future many PA residents will share in equal rights like I already do. This will probably get appealed to the 3rd but no worries at all. The other two states in the third already have equality. Another great day for equal rights.
Changes/Updates in RED
5/20/14 Version 12.0
27 States with Equal Rights ( 8 pending/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
Illinois - (ruled on Nov 20th 2013) June 1, 2014 effective
Hawaii - December 2, 2013
New Mexico – December 19, 2013
Utah – December 20. 2013 ( Stayed and will be ruled on with OK)
Oklahoma - ( 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 14/14 (Stayed)
Texas - February 26/2014 (Stayed, pending 10th Circuit Court of Appeals)
Michigan - March 21, 2014 (Stayed)
Arkansas - May 5, 2014 (Stayed)
Idaho May 13, 2014 (Stayed)
Oregon 5/20/2014
Pennsylvania May 20, 2014
22 States Working Towards Equal Rights
13 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights[/B]
Alabama
Indiana (ruling for ONE marriage but other law suits following)
Kansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Carolina
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
Florida
Missouri
Nevada
Ohio (December 2013 trial) Trial had narrow ruling that Ohio will recognize OTHER state marriages but didn’t impact bans. New cases expected.
2 States with Legislation to Establish Equal Rights
Alaska
Colorado
thats 47 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
California (Has equal rights now)
Illinois (Has Equal rights now)
Organ(has equal rights now)
Pennsylvania(has equal rights now)
Kentucky
Nevada
Virginia(stayed)
3 States that still have unequal rights and nothing pending to change it yet, that’s it 3
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
#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
Back-up links:A federal judge declared Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional Tuesday.The ruling by Judge John E. Jones III ruling would make Pennsylvania the last Northeast state to allow same-sex marriages, although the state could challenge the decision before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Several couples sued the state in July for the right to marry in Pennsylvania or to have their out-of-state same-sex marriages recognized. A 1996 state law defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.The state's Democratic attorney general, Kathleen Kane, had declined to defend the law in court. GOP Gov. Tom Corbett took up the case, however, with lawyers for his administration arguing that states have the right to determine the definition of marriage.
Judges have tossed out similar bans in a half dozen states since the Supreme Court decision.The Pennsylvania lawsuit, filed by the state American Civil Liberties Union, claimed the state's own Defense of Marriage Act and its refusal to marry lesbian and gay couples or recognize their out-of-state marriages violates the fundamental right to marry -- and, by discriminating based on sexual orientation, the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Judge Strikes Down Pennsylvania Same-Sex Marriage Ban - NBC News
Judge strikes down Pennsylvania gay marriage ban | MSNBC
Federal judge strikes down Pennsylvania law barring gay marriage | Reuters
Pennsylvania gay marriage ban overturned by judge
Pennsylvania same-sex marriage ban struck down
"and the walls, come tumbling down"
WOOOOWHOOOOOOO! MY HOME STATE!!!!!
good for you PA! Now in the near future many PA residents will share in equal rights like I already do. This will probably get appealed to the 3rd but no worries at all. The other two states in the third already have equality. Another great day for equal rights.
Changes/Updates in RED
5/20/14 Version 12.0
27 States with Equal Rights ( 8 pending/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
Illinois - (ruled on Nov 20th 2013) June 1, 2014 effective
Hawaii - December 2, 2013
New Mexico – December 19, 2013
Utah – December 20. 2013 ( Stayed and will be ruled on with OK)
Oklahoma - ( 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 14/14 (Stayed)
Texas - February 26/2014 (Stayed, pending 10th Circuit Court of Appeals)
Michigan - March 21, 2014 (Stayed)
Arkansas - May 5, 2014 (Stayed)
Idaho May 13, 2014 (Stayed)
Oregon 5/20/2014
Pennsylvania May 20, 2014
22 States Working Towards Equal Rights
13 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights[/B]
Alabama
Indiana (ruling for ONE marriage but other law suits following)
Kansas
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nebraska
North Carolina
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
Florida
Missouri
Nevada
Ohio (December 2013 trial) Trial had narrow ruling that Ohio will recognize OTHER state marriages but didn’t impact bans. New cases expected.
2 States with Legislation to Establish Equal Rights
Alaska
Colorado
thats 47 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
California (Has equal rights now)
Illinois (Has Equal rights now)
Organ(has equal rights now)
Pennsylvania(has equal rights now)
Kentucky
Nevada
Virginia(stayed)
3 States that still have unequal rights and nothing pending to change it yet, that’s it 3
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
#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
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