Florida appeals court rejects state attorney general’s bid to delay ruling marriage equality
Source: Reuters
MIAMI (Reuters) – An appeals court in Florida on Thursday rejected a motion by its attorney general that urged the state’s top court to delay a ruling on its same-sex marriage ban until the U.S. Supreme Court eventually decides on the issue.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi argued that the debate about gay nuptials involves issues central to the U.S. Constitution, and that therefore only the nation’s highest court has the authority to make a decision.
In a brief ruling, a judge in Florida’s Miami-based Third District Court of Appeal rejected Bondi’s motion.
On Wednesday, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal asked the state Supreme Court to rule on what it said was a matter “of great public importance and will have a great effect on the proper administration of justice throughout the state.”
Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/28/florida-appeals-court-rejects-state-attorney-generals-bid-to-delay-ruling-marriage-equality/
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A defeat for Pam Bondi is a win for America!
