BREAKING: Federal judge bars enforcement of Kansas same-sex marriage ban

[OKNancy]

Source: Equality on Trial

A federal judge has just issued a preliminary injunction barring Kansas officials from enforcing the state’s same-sex marriage ban. The order means that the state will be required to marry same-sex couples, at least pending any further stays.
The judge did, however, issue a temporary stay until November 11, so that the state can decide whether they will appeal the order.

From the order:
Because Kansas’ constitution and statutes indeed do what Kitchen forbids, the Court concludes that Kansas’ same-sex marriage ban violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Accordingly, the Court grants plaintiffs’ request for preliminary relief and enters the injunction described at the end of this Order.

Read more: http://equalityontrial.com/2014/11/04/breaking-federal-judge-bars-enforcement-kansas-sex-marriage-ban/

[gopiscrap]

1. Good

[uppityperson]

2. k&r, looking forward to being able to change my sig line

[madamvlb]

3. Great news....keep it coming

[Feral Child]

4. That's going to cause

some wailing, hair-pulling, and sack-cloth adornment 'mongst the Saved Ones...

[Jester Messiah]

5. Keep those dominoes falling! [nt]

[DirkGently]

6. Excellent. n/t

[brooklynite]

7. Will the outgoing Sam Brownback make trouble for two more months?

[okasha]

8. Good.

It's going to get harder and harder for the holdouts to continue to hold out.