Tenth Circuit rules Oklahoma ban on marriage equality unconstitutional

Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit issued a historic ruling affirming the January 2014 decision from U.S. District Judge Terence Kern in Bishop v. Smith that Oklahoma’s constitutional amendment barring marriage for same-sex couples violates the U.S. Constitution.  The 2-1 decision was authored by Judge Carlos Lucero, who was joined by Judge…

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Beginning next week: Tenth Circuit to hear Utah, Oklahoma marriage equality cases

As the national spotlight on marriage grows ever brighter and polling continues to show Americans moving inexorably in the direction of supporting equality for same-sex couples, appeals on two cases challenging state constitutional marriage bans will be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Denver this month.  On Thursday, April…

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