DoMA upheld by Florida Federal Trial Court . . .

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"Federal (Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA)) Authorizing State Same-Sex Marriage Bans Upheld (by FL Fed'l Dist Ct)
"Christina Gheen at 9:15 PM
"Wednesday, January 19, 2005

"(JURIST) The US District Court for the Middle District of Florida Wednesday upheld a federal law allowing states to ban same-sex marriages. The ruling is believed to be the first to formally uphold the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (THOMAS text) (Wikipedia article).

"The case arose from the claims of two women (St. Petersburg Times backgrounder) who wanted their Massachusetts same-sex marriage (MA Trial Court Law Libraries materials) acknowledged by the state of Florida, where the state law (text) specifically bans same-sex unions. Ellis Ruben, the attorney representing the women, has vowed to take their case to the US Supreme Court. (Florida Federal District Court) Judge James S. Moody (official profile) wrote that the government has a legitimate interest in banning same-sex marriages to promote "stable relationships" for children. The full text of the ruling is not yet available online. AP has the full story."

. . . more . . . http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/01/federal-law-authorizing-state-same-sex.php

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a somewhat related DU post was started here, see post #12

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