mobanmarketA U.S. federal judge ruled Wednesday that a ban on same-sex marriage in the state of Texas is unconstitutional, bringing same-sex couples in the state one step closer to marriage equality.
“Today’s court decision is not made in defiance of the great people of Texas or the Texas Legislature, but in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent,” said U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia. “Without a rational relation to a legitimate governmental purpose, state-imposed inequality can find no refuge in our U.S. Constitution.”
The ruling will not go into effect immediately, as it awaits an appeal by the state. However, Garcia said the two couples who filed the lawsuit against the state are likely to win their case in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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