APNewsBreak: Ohio Gay-Marriage Lawsuit Can Proceed
Source: Associated Press
APNewsBreak: Ohio Gay-Marriage Lawsuit Can Proceed
CINCINNATI November 2, 2013 (AP)
By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press
A federal judge on Friday ruled that a lawsuit seeking to have gay marriages recognized on Ohio death certificates can proceed despite a statewide ban on the nuptials.
Judge Timothy Black rejected a request from state attorneys asking to have a funeral director removed from the lawsuit, a move that essentially would have squelched it.
By allowing Cincinnati funeral director Robert Grunn to remain a plaintiff, the judge allows for his upcoming final ruling in the lawsuit to apply to potentially every gay Ohio couple who married in another state.
In his ruling, he indirectly addressed critics of the lawsuit who have called for his impeachment for encroaching on state's rights, among other allegations.
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