Tag Archives: Robert Shelby
Utah marriage cases cued up before the Tenth Circuit today, and next week
The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today will become the second federal appeals court to tackle the question of whether statewide laws banning same-sex couples from marrying violate the U.S. Constitution. A three-judge panel will scrutinize the decision last
Speed Read: Tuesday 24 December 2013
Equality Maryland snubbed openly gay gubernatorial candidate Heather Mizeur. A federal judge in Virginia refused to dismiss a lawsuit against that state's ban on same-sex marriages. And more victories in Utah and Ohio...
Federal judge strikes Utah’s marriage ban
A federal judge in Utah just issued a decision striking down that state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Obama appointee Judge Robert Shelby issued a 53-page decision, in Kitchen v. Herbert, saying the state’s current definition of marriage is not permissible under
