New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014. Today a federal judge ruled that the state of Utah must respect the legal marriages of more than 1,300 same-sex couples who were issued marriage licenses following a court decision striking down the state’s marriage ban. A temporary stay on issuing marriage licenses was later put in place by the Supreme Court while the litigation proceeds through the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:
“More than 1,300 committed couples paid their fees, were issued marriage licenses, stood before family and friends, and got married – and the court was right to hold that they should be treated as what they are: married. Many others also want to take on that legal commitment and are being denied, and the litigation continues, as must our work in Utah and nationwide. The appeals courts and the Supreme Court should rule against marriage discrimination, just as the judge did today. America is ready for the freedom to marry.”
Freedom to Marry is the campaign to win marriage nationwide. We are pursuing our Roadmap to Victory by working to win the freedom to marry in more states, grow the national majority for marriage, and end federal marriage discrimination. We partner with individuals and organizations across the country to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage and the protections, responsibilities, and commitment that marriage brings.
Source: http://www.freedomtomarry.org
