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Federal appeals court strikes down Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban
The court ruled that 2006 voter-approved laws barring same-sex marriage and denying recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states violate US constitutional rights.
The 2-1 decision came from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, which has jurisdiction over Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Maryland is the only state out of the five to currently recognize same-sex marriages.
Same-sex marriages will begin in Virginia in 21 days, according to the ACLU, unless the ruling is contested.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/07/28/us-virginia/
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