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'Tis but a flesh wound...'
Jindal's massive resistance enters Monty Python/Holy Grail phase.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said he would wait for a third and final federal court ruling declaring bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional before recognizing gay marriages in the state, and Thursday morning a district judge gave him just that.
Thursday, federal District Judge Martin Feldman reversed his previous ruling upholding the state's gay marriage ban, as reported by The Times-Picuyane.
Louisiana's laws and constitutional amendment prohibiting marriage for gay couples violates the Fourteenth Amendment, the judge said.
The order was a procedural motion to address the litigation specific to Louisiana in light of the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision, which effectively legalized same-sex marriage nationwide Friday.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/district-court-strikes-down-louisiana-ban
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Expect him to slink off into his corner soon, carrying his various servered body parts with him.