Judge to end Ohio ban on recognizing gay marriage

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

A federal judge says he will strike down Ohio's voter-approved ban on gay marriage, meaning the state must recognize marriages of gay couples who legally wed elsewhere.

Judge Timothy Black made the statement Friday following final arguments in a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the marriage ban.

He says he'll issue the ruling April 14 prohibiting Ohio officials from enforcing the ban, which he says violates constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. Black's ruling will not mean Ohio has to allow couples to marry there.

Read more: http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/judge-end-ohio-ban-recognizing-gay-marriage

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http://wvxu.org/post/federal-judge-says-he-will-declare-ohios-gay-marriage-ban-unconstitutional

Update: Federal Judge Timothy Black says he will issue a ruling April 14 striking down Ohio's gay marriage ban passed by voters in 2004. Attorney Al Gerhardstein, representing plaintiffs in a lawsuit about birth certificates, amended his request to ask Black to declare all aspects of Ohio's gay marriage ban unconstitutional. In federal court Friday morning, the judge said he would do that.

[OKNancy]

1. a little more

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-end-ohio-ban-recognizing-gay-marriage-23194396

A federal judge says he will strike down Ohio's voter-approved ban on gay marriage, meaning the state must recognize marriages of gay couples who legally wed elsewhere.

Judge Timothy Black made the statement Friday following final arguments in a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the marriage ban.

He says he'll issue the ruling April 14 prohibiting Ohio officials from enforcing the ban, which he says violates constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. Black's ruling will not mean Ohio has to allow couples to marry in the state.

Attorneys for the state had argued that it's Ohio's sole province to define marriage as between a man and a woman.

[geomon666]

8. I'm confused by this.

Black's ruling will not mean Ohio has to allow couples to marry in the state.

So are they allowed to get married in the state or not?

[dlwickham]

9. The lawsuit did not seek to allow same-sex partners to get married in Ohio

per the article

[riqster]

2. Kick!

[hrmjustin]

3. K&R!

[Louisiana1976]

4. That'll be a step in the right direction.

[dbackjon]

5. Great news.

[Fearless]

6. Another domino falls.

[SoapBox]

7. Fantastic!