In total, 55 decisions have been issued in favor of the freedom to marry in state and federal court since June 2013, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the core of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act in Windsor v. United States. Thirty-five rulings have been issued in federal court, fifteen have been issued in state court, and five have been issued by a federal appellate court. Just four courts - most notably, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit - have upheld marriage discrimination. Plaintiffs from the 6th Circuit cases, out of Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, are now seeking review from that out-of-step ruling from the United States Supreme Court, as are plaintiffs in a federal case from Louisiana, where a judge also upheld discrimination.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:35:03 +0000
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