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Yep! Pretty happy right now here in the Hoosier state
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"A federal judge has struck down Indiana's ban on gay marriage, calling it unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Richard Young ruled Wednesday that the state's ban violates the U.S. Constitution's equal-protection clause in a mixed ruling involving lawsuits from several gay couples.
The Indiana Attorney General's Office says it's analyzing the rulings and will communicate with county clerks on proper marriage license procedures in order to avoid chaos during the appeal. Attorney General Greg Zoeller has previously said he would file an appeal in the event of such a ruling, and will quickly ask for a stay of today's ruling pending appeal.
Marion County Clerk Beth White says her office is ready, and the first couple to be married were Jake Miller and Craig Bowen."
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http://www.wthr.com/story/25868276/2014/06/25/judge-strikes-down-indiana-ban-on-gay-marriage
RKP5637
(67,032 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I have lost track.
shenmue
(38,502 posts)Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)The Dems should make a campaign issue out of right wing groups wasting money trying to curb civil rights.
Rec
rurallib
(62,346 posts)that is no business of the government's.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)It's about damn time!
Sylvarose
(210 posts)I thought it would be another ten years at LEAST before I saw this happen here! I'm just shocked. I know some of my family is just going to literally be fit to be tied (yes I have tea partiers in the family).
I'm just so thrilled as is just about everyone in my social circle.
Love..it's a beautiful thing!
RainDog
(28,784 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)Not one judge has upheld these anti-LGBT marriage laws since SCOTUS ruled.
All of these laws, whether in state constitutions or not, are doomed.