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US judge strikes down Oklahoma gay marriage ban as ‘arbitrary, irrational' (CS Monitor)
US judge strikes down Oklahoma gay marriage ban as ‘arbitrary, irrational'Oklahoma's 2004 ban restricts marriage to a union between one man and one woman. The judge said it 'intentionally discriminates against same-sex couples,' violating equal protection guarantees.
By Warren Richey, Staff writer / January 14, 2014
A federal judge in Oklahoma struck down that’s state’s ban on gay marriage Tuesday, declaring that the 10-year-old state constitutional amendment violated equal protection guarantees in the US Constitution.
US District Judge Terence Kern’s decision was in response to a lawsuit filed by two lesbian couples challenging the Oklahoma constitutional amendment, which restricts marriage to a union between one man and one woman.
Judge Kern based his ruling on his conclusion that the Oklahoma ban “intentionally discriminates against same-sex couples desiring an Oklahoma marriage license without a legally sufficient justification [for the discrimination].”
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0114/US-judge-strikes-down-Oklahoma-gay-marriage-ban-as-arbitrary-irrational
