Florida stay on marriage equality upheld after judges ruling
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Florida stay on marriage equality upheld after judges ruling
By Reuters
Monday, July 21, 2014 16:53 EDT
By David Adams
MIAMI (Reuters) A judge in the Florida Keys rejected an emergency motion filed by a gay couple hoping to wed, effectively allowing Floridas states same-sex marriage ban to remain in effect while it is appealed, likely all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The couple had filed the motion on Monday morning seeking to reinstate the judges ruling last week which struck down the states gay marriage ban.
On Thursday Circuit Judge Luis Garcia, whose jurisdiction includes the Florida Keys, ordered the Monroe County Clerk of Court to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples starting on Tuesday.
Garcia found that Floridas gay marriage ban approved by voters in 2008 violated the right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution.