This Friday the proposed ban on same sex marriage in Wisconsin has been ruled invalid.
According to CNN, US District Judge Barbara Crabb denied the ban on same-sex marriage, due to the fact that she believes the ban is in direct violation with the U.S Constitution.
US District Judge Barbara Crabb via Twitter
“I conclude that the Wisconsin laws prohibiting marriage between same-sex couples interfere with plaintiffs’ right to marry, in violation of the due process clause, and discriminate against the plaintiffs on a basis of sexual orientation, in violation of the Constitution’s equal protection clause,” Judge Barbara Crabb wrote.
All federal judges in Wisconsin have reached the same conclusion that current Wisconsin law restricting marriage to one man and one woman can not stand. There is no date yet of when the change will take effect. State officials have asked the judge to put her ruling on hold temporarily, making sure the ruling would not go into effect right away. In defense of their decision, many of the judges have referred to the United States v. Windsor ruling, and that the ban was in violation to the fourteenth amendment.
It is believed that the US Supreme Court will have a final ruling in the fate of same sex marriage during their next term. Currently, same-sex marriage, in America, is only legal in 19 states and the District of Columbia. This includes: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.
The United States’ Supreme Court will possibly make a final ruling in the fate of same sex marriage during their next term. Credit: PhotoSpin
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