Historic Week Ends With Marriage Equality for Two More States
MSNBC
By Emma Margolin
IDAHO---An historic week for marriage equality is going out with a bang. Late Friday afternoon, Justice Anthony Kennedy lifted a temporary hold on a ruling that struck down Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban. The move means that gay and lesbian couples will be able to marry in the state as soon as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issues the mandate officially putting its ruling into effect. Within the same hour, a federal judge in North Carolina struck down that state’s same-sex marriage ban, clearing the way for marriage equality to immediately take effect there. That brings the number of states where gay and lesbian couples can wed to 28, plus the District of Columbia – nine more states than at the beginning of the week. A further seven states may soon see their same-sex marriage proscriptions fall as well. [link]
By Emma Margolin
IDAHO---An historic week for marriage equality is going out with a bang. Late Friday afternoon, Justice Anthony Kennedy lifted a temporary hold on a ruling that struck down Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban. The move means that gay and lesbian couples will be able to marry in the state as soon as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issues the mandate officially putting its ruling into effect. Within the same hour, a federal judge in North Carolina struck down that state’s same-sex marriage ban, clearing the way for marriage equality to immediately take effect there. That brings the number of states where gay and lesbian couples can wed to 28, plus the District of Columbia – nine more states than at the beginning of the week. A further seven states may soon see their same-sex marriage proscriptions fall as well. [link]