Yesterday, U.S. Judge Candy Wagahoff Dale declared Idaho's laws and 2006 constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage unconstitutional. In her opinion she said that the laws and amendment failed to live up to the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment guarantee of equal treatment.
"Idaho's marriage laws deny its gay and lesbian citizens the fundamental right to marry and relegate their families to a sitgmatized second-class status without sufficient reason for doing so. These laws do not withstand any applicable level of constitutional scrutiny."
Judge Dale did not issue a stay with her decision. Same-sex couples in Idaho can begin marrying at 9:00AM on Friday.
State representatives have not announced whether they will appeal the judge's decision.
So happy for my friends in Idaho!
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