Florida stay on marriage equality upheld after judge’s ruling

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/21/florida-stay-on-marriage-equality-upheld-after-judges-ruling/



Florida stay on marriage equality upheld after judge’s 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 Florida’s state’s 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 judge’s ruling last week which struck down the state’s 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 Florida’s gay marriage ban approved by voters in 2008 violated the right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution.

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1. I live in Florida now

Florida recognizes my NY marriage. Florida recognizes my younger daughter's NY marriage. Florida will NOT recognize my older daughter's NY marriage.

Discrimination.