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SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge on Friday struck down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban, saying it was unconstitutional.
The judge, Robert J. Shelby of Federal District Court for the District of Utah, issued a 53-page ruling that said Utah’s law, which was passed by voters in 2004, violated the rights of gay and lesbian couples to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment.
Judge Shelby said the state had failed to show that allowing same-sex marriages would affect opposite-sex marriages in any way, and that the state’s unsupported fears and speculations were not sufficient to justify barring same-sex marriages.
Lawyers for the state had argued that Utah’s law promoted the state’s interest in “responsible procreation” and the “optimal mode of child-rearing.” The lawsuit was brought by three gay and lesbian couples in Utah.
Many similar court challenges are pending in other states, but Utah’s has been closely watched because of the state’s history of staunch opposition to same-sex marriage as the home of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The ruling followed a court decision on Thursday in New Mexico, where the State Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the right of same-sex partners to marry, saying that the “protections and responsibilities that result from the marital relationship shall apply equally” to them and to opposite-sex couples.
Hmm so maybe Utah gets added to the 2014 possibility list with Oregon, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, PA.
Judge Shelby said the state had failed to show that allowing same-sex marriages would affect opposite-sex marriages in any way, and that the state’s unsupported fears and speculations were not sufficient to justify barring same-sex marriages.
PA? Ha. The GOP owns this state government. I'd be stunned.Hmm so maybe Utah gets added to the 2014 possibility list with Oregon, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, PA.
"Allow me to frame this argument in a way that allows me to ignore evidence!" Your logic is a plague on society.Actually, the belief that children benefit from having both a mother AND and father is based on:
1) observation
2) common sense
3) experience and wisdom
4) the acknowledgment that men and women are indeed different
Go away Iron Horse. Go away Phil Robertson. Go away Dennis Prager.
Empericalism is out and emotionalism now rules our minds.
I kinda do... don't really like it when people tell me I can't get married.
Actually, the belief that children benefit from having both a mother AND and father is based on:
1) observation
2) common sense
3) experience and wisdom
4) the acknowledgment that men and women are indeed different
Go away Iron Horse. Go away Phil Robertson. Go away Dennis Prager.
Empericalism is out and emotionalism now rules our minds.
Actually, the belief that children benefit from having both a mother AND and father is based on:
1) observation
2) common sense
3) experience and wisdom
4) the acknowledgment that men and women are indeed different
Empericalism is out and emotionalism now rules our minds.