Idaho’s Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down By Federal Judge
Click here for reuse options!A federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday that Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Magistrate Judge Candy Dale wrote in the decision that Idaho’s laws banning same-sex marriage unconstitutionally deny gay and lesbian citizens their fundamental right to marry.
Dale said marriage works a fundamental change on the lives of all who experience it, and it holds immense personal and spiritual significance.
Idaho’s laws wrongly stigmatize gay and lesbian couples and relegate their families to second-class status without sufficient reason, she said.
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter already has said he intends to appeal the case.
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By: Cheston Catalano
Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.
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Budda May 14th, 2014 at 09:28
You think conservatives would have figured out that this is a losing issue for them.
fahvel May 14th, 2014 at 10:04
not if your name is “Butch”.
Budda May 14th, 2014 at 09:28
You think conservatives would have figured out that this is a losing issue for them.
fahvel May 14th, 2014 at 10:04
not if your name is “Butch”.
mea_mark May 14th, 2014 at 14:18
The party of fiscal irresponsibility is at it again, wasting more money in the court system.
mea_mark May 14th, 2014 at 14:18
The party of fiscal irresponsibility is at it again, wasting more money in the court system.