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dbackjon

(6,578 posts) Tue Oct 7, 2014, 04:37 PM Oct 2014

Gay Marriage Bans in Idaho, Nevada Struck Down

Source: ABC

A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down gay marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that gay couples' equal protection rights were violated by the bans

The three-judge panel did not decide on a similar case in Hawaii, which legalized gay marriage in December. Hawaii's governor had asked the court to toss out a lawsuit challenging the state's ban and an appeal to the 9th Circuit filed before Hawaii lawmakers legalized same-sex marriages

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/gay-marriage-bans-idaho-nevada-struck-26027055

Woo hoo!

Hopefully this will not be stayed, and apply to all of the Ninth Circuit