Same-Sex Marriage Update

MsTinkerbelly · 07-18-2014, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by iamkeri1

Ms T,

Just out of curiosity, why just Monroe County?

... and once again, thank you so much for your work on this thread for years now. You rock!
Smooches,
Keri

I wondered that myself! Lol

The lawsuit just won in Monroe County was filed before a State Judge instead of a Federal Court Judge who only has authority to make judgements for his area, not the entire State as a Federal Judge would.

MsTinkerbelly · 07-18-2014, 03:29 PM

Today the 10th Circut Court of Appeals (same as Utah) upheld the lower Federal Courts decision to end the ban on marriage equality in Oklahoma.

A stay was immediately issued as appeals to the State Supreme Court or US Supreme Court are expected to be filed very soon.

Another step forward!

MsTinkerbelly · 07-26-2014, 09:38 AM

The ban on same-sex marriage was struck down in Florida again yesterday, this time in Miami/Dade county. The decision was stayed immediately, so Florida like several others will probably be waiting until the US Supreme Court does/doesn't take up the case in 2015.

Does anyone know if there are other States that have to go county by county to get equality?

MsTinkerbelly · 07-26-2014, 09:43 AM

Yesterday the Alaska Supreme Court gave same-sex couples access to survior benefits...interesting as they do not have marriage equality as of yet.

** went back to read story

The Judge said in the decision, that the constitutional ammendment against same-sex marriage that he voters put in place, only says one man/one woman marriage, it says nothing about survivor benefits.

Alaska also ruled a while back, the same-sex couples were elegible for the same property tax exemptions that hetro couples were enjoying.

MsTinkerbelly · 07-28-2014, 01:43 PM

The 4th Circuit Court of appeals agreed with the lower Court ruling, which said that the same-sex marriage ban voted in for Virgina was unconstitutional.

Marriage is still on hold for another 21 days, or less should an appeal be filed.

MsTinkerbelly · 08-03-2014, 01:06 AM

On wednesday 8/6, there will be 4 states going to the same Federal Appeals court back to back.

Same-sex proponents and lawyers from Ohio, michigan, tennessee and kentucky will appear before the Federal appeals court in an effort to defend the decisions already made to declare their bans unconstitutional.

Some concern with this court, is that the three panel court has 2 conservatives and one liberal judge. Judge Sutten (appointed by george w) is very conservative, although he did vote in favor of upholding the affordable care act. Also encouraging is the recent string of Judges (liberal and conservative alike) who have ruled in favor of marriage equality.

In any case, win or lose the cases will probably proceed to the US Supreme Court to be determined for the entire country sometime in 2015/2016. In an interview with Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg (from LGBTQ Nation), she stated that the court would take up the issue for a final say so no later than June 2016, possibly sooner.

MsTinkerbelly · 08-05-2014, 04:19 PM

Today, Utah became the first State to appeal the ruling nullifying it's same-sex marriage ban to the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Court is on Summer recess and will decide whether or not to hear the case when they return in the fall. If the Court says no, then same-sex marriage becomes law in the 10th District Federal Court States. Should they agree to hear the case, it could drag out for 1-2 years, but there will finally be a decision that will be for all States.

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