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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/06/north-dakota-same-sex-marriage-ban/10082033/
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/north-dakota-gay-marriage-lawsuit
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/07/us-usa-gaymarriage-wisconsin-idUSKBN0EH2CW20140607
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/tre...ta-gay-couples-sue-for-marriage-equality.html
WOW it happened faster than predicted!!!
Now ALL 50 states have equal rights or are fighting for equal rights. ALL 50!!!!
The dominoes of discrimination and or bigotry continue to fall. This along with Wisconsin establishing equal rights today are two more major steps.
Are there any doubts for anyone any more that equal rights are winning?
the only questions left now is when? what will be the last state or will SCOTUS make it national before each case gets settled.
Changes/Updates in RED
6/6/14 Version 14.0
20 States with Equal Rights and 10 Stayed/Appealed/Pending
19 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 20, 2014
Pennsylvania May 20, 2014
Wisconsin June 5, 2014
10 Stayed/Appealed/Pending
Utah – December 20, 2013 (Stayed)
Oklahoma - (Stayed)
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)
20 States Working Towards Equal Rights
13 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights
Alabama
Georgia
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Carolina
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wyoming
7 States with Court Cases and Legislation to establish Equal Rights
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Indiana
Florida
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 - april/may court case
5th- pending
6th - pending
7th- pending
8th- nothing pending, talks of two cases
9th- pending (statement released "as soon as possible")
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)
1THERE 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[/QUOTE]
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-lawsuit-filed-north-dakota-gay-20140606-story.html[h=1]Lawsuit challenges North Dakota gay marriage ban[/h]
North Dakota on Friday became the last of 31 states to have its ban on same-sex marriage challenged as unconstitutional.The lawsuit was filed hours before a federal judge in Wisconsin struck down a similar ban in Wisconsin.
In North Dakota, seven couples filed suit in federal court, arguing that the 2004 voter-approved constitutional amendment — which limits marriage to heterosexuals — violates the equal-protection and due-process guarantees of the U.S. Constitution. The suit additionally says the state must recognize marriages of same-sex couples who wed in other states, the so-called "right to travel" also outlined in the 14th Amendment. Since the June 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the section of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that defined marriage as between a man and a woman, judges nationwide have nullified several such bans.
"Same-sex couples are identical to different-sex couples in all characteristics relevant to marriage," the suit states. "Without any legitimate governmental interest, North Dakota has targeted a minority of individuals for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."The state will incur little to no burden in allowing same-sex couples to marry and in recognizing the lawful marriages of same-sex couples from other jurisdictions on the same terms as different-sex couples," the suit continues, adding that the couples are subject to "an irreparable denial of their constitutional rights."
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/north-dakota-gay-marriage-lawsuit
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/07/us-usa-gaymarriage-wisconsin-idUSKBN0EH2CW20140607
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/tre...ta-gay-couples-sue-for-marriage-equality.html
WOW it happened faster than predicted!!!
Now ALL 50 states have equal rights or are fighting for equal rights. ALL 50!!!!
The dominoes of discrimination and or bigotry continue to fall. This along with Wisconsin establishing equal rights today are two more major steps.
Are there any doubts for anyone any more that equal rights are winning?
the only questions left now is when? what will be the last state or will SCOTUS make it national before each case gets settled.
Changes/Updates in RED
6/6/14 Version 14.0
20 States with Equal Rights and 10 Stayed/Appealed/Pending
19 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 20, 2014
Pennsylvania May 20, 2014
Wisconsin June 5, 2014
10 Stayed/Appealed/Pending
Utah – December 20, 2013 (Stayed)
Oklahoma - (Stayed)
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)
20 States Working Towards Equal Rights
13 States with Pending Court Cases to Establish Equal Rights
Alabama
Georgia
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Carolina
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wyoming
7 States with Court Cases and Legislation to establish Equal Rights
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Indiana
Florida
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 - april/may court case
5th- pending
6th - pending
7th- pending
8th- nothing pending, talks of two cases
9th- pending (statement released "as soon as possible")
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)
1THERE 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[/QUOTE]