Florida judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban

[JURIST] A judge in Florida's Monroe County ruled [opinion] Thursday that the state's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Luis Garcia ruled in favor of same-sex couples who had challenged the voter-approved ban after they were denied a marriage license by the Monroe County clerk. In his ruling, Garcia found that Florida's marriage laws violate the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment:This court is aware that the majority of voters oppose same-sex marriage, but it...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/07/florida-judge-strikes-down-same-sex-marriage-ban.php

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