Federal judge declares the Kansas same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
YES! One more right wing state falls.......
Kansas same-sex couples took one step closer to the altar Tuesday when a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring the state from enforcing its ban on their marriages.
U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Crabtree wrote in his 38-page order that he was bound by a federal appeals court opinion holding such bans to be unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court later allowed that decision to stand.
Same-sex couples cannot get their licenses just yet, however. Crabtree said his injunction would not take effect until 5 p.m. Nov. 11. It could take effect sooner if state lawyers tell him they will not appeal his order to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Crabtree wrote.
Judging the constitutionality of democratically enacted laws is a grave and delicate task, Crabtree wrote, but he could reach no other conclusion.
“When the Supreme Court or the 10th Circuit has established a clear rule of law, our court must follow it,” Crabtree wrote.
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