Breaking: Circuit Court Judge Rules Missouri Must Recognize Out-Of-State Same-Sex Marriages
A state circuit judge rules Missouri must recognize same-sex marriage in a case brought by ten same-sex couples and the ACLU.
State Circuit Court Judge J. Dale Youngs this afternoon ruled that that out-of-state same-sex marriages must be recognized by the State of Missouri. The Judge points to the Fourteenth Amendment as the basis of his ruling.
“Under the Constitutions of the United States and State of Missouri, must defendants recognize out-of-state marriages between same-sex couples that are legal in the jurisdiction in which they were contracted — just as it recognizes all other similarly valid out-of-state marriages?†Judge Youngs’ 20-page opinion reads. “The answer is yes.â€
Judge Youngs was appointed by Missouri Democratic Governor Jay Nixon in 2009.
The decision. #ShowMeMarriage pic.twitter.com/4Y1SMWEGsF
— PROMO Missouri (@PROMOMissouri) October 3, 2014
Missouri’s marriage laws “are wholly irrational, do not rest upon any reasonable basis, and are purely arbitrary.” http://t.co/B9wwBevPNn
— AmericanEqualRights (@AFER) October 3, 2014
Congratulations to the awesome plaintiff couples and legal teams behind this big win for #marriage in #Missouri! http://t.co/03edjAmn0d
— freedomtomarry (@freedomtomarry) October 3, 2014
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Hat tip: Buzzfeed and the Washington Blade
Image via ACLU on Twitter
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