Legal experts: Gay marriage victory likely in Miss.
Source: Clarion-Ledger
Gay couples could start obtaining marriage licenses in Mississippi as early as this week if the predictions of at least six top legal scholars nationwide hold true.
The scholars, contacted Friday by The Clarion-Ledger, widely believe that U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves will grant a preliminary injunction to Mississippi’s gay marriage ban as sought by the Campaign for Southern Equality in its case against the state. And that he will do so quickly.
“Not a single Clinton- or Obama-appointed judge has ruled in favor of marriage laws since U.S. v. Windsor,” said John Eastman of the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes gay marriage. “I’d be surprised if Reeves became the first one.”
Read more: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/11/16/legal-experts-gay-marriage-victory-likely-miss/19155157/
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I'm sure it's not without kicking and screaming, though.
Considering how forward-looking Mississippi has been in the past on civil/human rights issues and, just, well... everything in general.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/10/mississippi_the_affordable_care_act_and_racism_the_state_s_failures_are.html
I wonder if either of them has any plans. 
