BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has refused to put gay marriages on hold in Idaho pending an appeal from the state’s governor.
U.S. District Magistrate Judge Candy Dale wrote Wednesday morning that Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s appeal isn’t likely to succeed, and so there’s no reason to keep same-sex couples from seeking marriage licenses or marrying on Friday.
On Tuesday, Dale struck down Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban in response to a lawsuit from four Idahocouples.
Dale said Idaho’s law unconstitutionally denies gay and lesbian couples their fundamental right to marry and wrongly stigmatizes their families. She said the state must start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Friday morning.
Gay marriage is legal in 17 states and the District of Columbia.
Otter has vowed to appeal the ruling.
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Neener-neener-neener!!!
What a roll! The hate agenda is being crushed in state after state on Constitutional grounds. One judge after another has upheld equal protection. And it may not be a forgone conclusion, but it does appear the trend will continue steadily until equality is universal on U.S. soil.
Congratulations, citizens of Idaho!
btw, no relation.
Ahhh…the screeching and sturm and drang of the Rightie hatemongers is music to my ears!
My shadenfreude cup runneth over!
Congrats to the LGBT community in Idaho…and everywhere on this tsunami of victories.
Ha! I finally got that…first I had to chuckle over Judge Candy and Governor Butch
I thought Otter claimed to be some kind of libertarian. Deciding who can get married isn’t the government’s business.