Jed 7,716 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 What a week!!! http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/idaho-and-nevado-marriage-bans-are-unconstitutional-federal?utm_term=ybhdfy#3ldl625 WASHINGTON  Idaho and Nevada’s bans on same-s-x couples’ marriages are unconstitutional, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday. Judge Stephen Reinhardt, writing for the unanimous panel, applied additional scrutiny to the claimed s-xual orientation discrimination the same-s-x couples in the two states faced by the bans. The 9th Circuit heald earlier this year that such additional scrutiny  heightened scrutiny  applies to s-xual orientation claims under equal protection. He wrote: We hold that the Idaho and Nevada laws at issue violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment because they deny lesbians and gays who wish to marry persons of the same s-x a right they afford to individuals who wish to marry persons of the opposite s-x, and do not satisfy the heightened scrutiny standard we adopted in SmithKline. The ruling comes one day after the Supreme Court denied five states’ appeals of other marriage cases where other appeals courts had ruled that those states’ bans are unconstitutional. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor 1,060 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I heard that 24 other states could get rid of the ban within the next few weeks too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane 208 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 YAS for Nevada (it's my state) and yas for Idaho Love Trumps Hate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 YAS for Nevada (it's my state) I am so happy for you all :haha: :haha: :haha: I remember how much I cried when NY announced that we could have it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane 208 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I am so happy for you all :haha: :haha: :haha: I remember how much I cried when NY announced that we could have it Thanks! It's an amazing feeling hearing news of more gay marriage bans struck down Love Trumps Hate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPokeHerFace 2,564 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Glad to know that so many states are getting it in such a short amount of time! Too bad my home state (Bama) will probably be 49th or 50th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Glad to know that so many states are getting it in such a short amount of time! Too bad my home state (Bama) will probably be 49th or 50th. Yeah I couldn't even imagine living in a red state :emo: But hey you never know there might end up being a federal ruling in favor of LGBT rights! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyro 8,438 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 holy ****, this is getting TOO intense. Spyro the Dragon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 This effectively brings the total number of states that could have marriage equality very soon to 35 Only 15 to go! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 This effectively brings the total number of states that could have marriage equality very soon to 35 Only 15 to go! How is it 35? Are a bunch of States fixing themselves? BTW guys I just saw a National Coming Out Day commercial on Nickelodeon during Spongebob, finally the media is gonna stop censoring Gays/Transgenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 How is it 35? Are a bunch of States fixing themselves? BTW guys I just saw a National Coming Out Day commercial on Nickelodeon during Spongebob, finally the media is gonna stop censoring Gays/Transgenders. because of the 9th Circuit Court's ruling, which applies to all the states in that district, not just Idaho and Nevada. It's the same how Colorado got same-s-x marriage, eventhough it wasn't directly affected by the Supreme Court's decision yesterday, because it is apart of the 10th Circuit Court, the ruling the 10th Circuit applies to all states within that district. Essentially, there are more than just 2 states within the 9th Circuit, so therefore this ruling applies to them all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPokeHerFace 2,564 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Yeah I couldn't even imagine living in a red state :emo: But hey you never know there might end up being a federal ruling in favor of LGBT rights! If I ever get into that position, it's one of the first things I'm doing! It isn't as bad where I live because I live in an area with a lot of non-natives, so we have a good amount of Democrats. For instance, we had a pride parade last year and no one protested. The rest of the state though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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