Gay Marriage - DOMA, 14th Amendment & Supreme Court | HISTORY

Contents:

• STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY OF BANNG AND LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE
• ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI
• CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT
• GAY MARRIAGE
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR.

STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY OF BANNG AND LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE

The rmatn below reflects the stat of gay marriage natnwi on June 25, 2015, the day prr to the Supreme Court’s cisn.

3, 2015, the Alabama Supreme Court orred the state’s 68 probate judg to stop issug marriage licens to same-sex upl, spe an earlier feral urt lg that stck down the state’s gay marriage ban, and the US Supreme Court’s cisn to allow same-sex marriag to proceed the state. Stat where gay marriage bans had been overturned, but where appeals were progrs prr to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court lg.

ARKANSAS – On May 9, 2014, Arkansas’ gay marriage ban was led unnstutnal by Pulaski County Circu Judge Chris Piazza.

ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI

Arkansas had prevly banned gay marriage by both state law and voter-approved nstutnal amendment. The Supreme Court effectively halted gay marriag om takg place, however, by notg that while Judge Piazza’s lg had stck down both the nstutnal amendment and the state law, had not affected an addnal state law prohibg unty clerks om issug same-sex marriage licens. On May 15, 2014, Judge Piazza expand his lg to strike down the addnal law and any other measur that ma gay marriage illegal, but on May 16, 2014 the State Supreme Court spend that lg, haltg all gay marriag wh the state.

25, 2014, US District Judge Kriste Baker led the state’s gay marriage ban unnstutnal, but stayed her own lg, pendg expected appeals.

Heyburn II led that Kentucky’s nstutnal amendment banng gay marriage vlat the equal protectn clse the US Constutn. 6, 2014, a three-judge panel of the Sixth US Circu Court of Appeals overturned Judge Heyburn’s lg 2-1, th upholdg the state’s gay marriage ban. 16, 2015, Frankl County Circu Judge Thomas Wgate led the state’s gay marriage ban unnstutnal, but put his lg on hold, pendg the Supreme Court’s cisn.

CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT

6, 2014, a three-judge panel of the Sixth US Circu Court of Appeals overturned Judge Friedman’s lg 2-1, th upholdg the state’s gay marriage ban. 25, 2014, US District Judge Carlton Reev led the state’s gay marriage ban unnstutnal, but stayed his own lg, pendg expected appeals. Louis Circu Judge Rex Burlison led that the state’s gay marriage ban is unnstutnal.

2, 2015, US District Judge Joseph Bataillon clared Nebraska’s gay marriage ban unnstutnal, scribg as an “unabashedly genr-specific gement of the equal rights of s cizens. 12, 2015, US District Judge Karen Schreier led South Dakota’s gay marriage ban unnstutnal, statg that “Platiffs have a fundamental right to marry… South Dakota law priv them of that right solely bee they are same-sex upl and whout sufficient jtifitn.

GAY MARRIAGE

19, 2015, two At women were married after state District Judge David Wahlberg orred an exceptn be ma to Texas’ gay marriage ban bee one of the women had been diagnosed wh ovarian ncer.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR.

Associated Prs, “Jtice Kennedy Blocks Gay Marriage Rulg for Idaho, Nevada, ”, Oct. Curt Anrson, “Feral Judge Rul Florida Gay Marriage Ban Unnstutnal, but Delays Issug of Licens, ”, Aug.

David Bailey, “Mnota Governor Signs Bill Legalizg Gay Marriage, ”, May 14, 2013. Andrew DeMillo, “Arkansas High Court Spends Gay Marriage Rulg, ”, May 16, 2014. Andrew DeMillo and Christiana Huynh, “Judge Strik All Arkansas Bans on Gay Marriage, ”, May 15, 2014.

Erik Eckholm, “Oklahoma’s Ban on Gay Marriage Is Unnstutnal, Judge Rul, ”, Jan. Zachary Fagenson, “State Judge Strik Down Florida’s Gay Marriage Ban, Stays Rulg, ”, July 25, 2014.