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JackBeck

(12,359 posts)
Wed Nov 19, 2014, 05:57 PM Nov 2014

Judge strikes down Montana's same-sex marriage ban

Source: KRTV

GREAT FALLS -- U.S. District Court judge Brian Morris in Great Falls ruled on Wednesday in favor of four Montana same-sex couples suing for the right to marry.

Morris ruled that Montana's constitutional amendment limiting marriage to between a man and a woman violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The couples in the ACLU's lawsuit challenging Montana's marriage amendment are Angie and Tonya Rolando of Great Falls, Shauna and Nicole Goubeaux of Billings, Ben Milano and Chase Weinhandl of Bozeman, and Sue Hawthorne and Adel Johnson of Helena.

In September, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled in a unanimous opinion that Idaho and Nevada's bans on marriage for same-sex couples are unconstitutional. Montana is part of Ninth Circuit and Judge Morris cited the Circuit Court's opinion in his ruling.

Read more: http://www.krtv.com/news/judge-strikes-down-montana-s-same-sex-marriage-ban/

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Judge strikes down Montana's same-sex marriage ban (Original Post) JackBeck Nov 2014 OP
Ha ha ha ha aaaaahaaaa! shenmue Nov 2014 #1
And there's no stay. Couples can marry immediately. n/t JackBeck Nov 2014 #2
Watch the right-wing preachers go crazy shenmue Nov 2014 #3
Or: Montana Judge broke back of same-sex marriage ban Xipe Totec Nov 2014 #4
Zing! Old Nick Nov 2014 #11
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! uppityperson Nov 2014 #5
Awesome! Only a matter of time now. AtheistCrusader Nov 2014 #6
This is what marriage equality currently looks like in the United States JackBeck Nov 2014 #7
W00T!!!! MissMillie Nov 2014 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author brooklynite Nov 2014 #9
Another one bites the dust! Initech Nov 2014 #10
I can't wait for Florida shenmue Nov 2014 #12

shenmue

(38,506 posts)
3. Watch the right-wing preachers go crazy
Wed Nov 19, 2014, 06:04 PM
Nov 2014

I predict lots of fun posts over at Right Wing Watch and Wonkette in the next few days.

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