There’s no point in saying,
“Really, a win in Texas?” when federal judges have ruled for gay
marriage recognition in Utah, Oklahoma and Virginia so far. But,
yes, a federal judge just ruled that the ban on gay marriage
recognition in Texas is
unconstitutional.
Judge Orlando Garcia writes:
The issue before this court is whether Texas’ current definition
of marriage is permissible under the United States Constitution.
After careful consideration, and applying the law as it must, the
Court holds that Texas’ prohibition on same-sex marriage conflicts
with the United States Constitution’s guarantee of equal
protection and due process. Texas’ current marriage laws deny
homosexual couples the right to marry, and in doing so, demean
their dignity for no legitimate reason. Accordingly, the Court
finds these laws are unconstitutional and hereby grants a
preliminary injunction enjoining Defendants from enforcing Texas’
ban on same-sex marriage.
The ruling, though, has been stayed for appeal as it was in
Oklahoma and
Virginia and eventually in Utah. The full ruling can be
read
here (pdf).
Anybody care to wager whether the Supreme Court will be hearing
one of these cases by next year?
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