Showing posts with label equal protection clause. Show all posts
Showing posts with label equal protection clause. Show all posts

Friday, December 20, 2013

Federal District Court Strikes Down Utah Laws Against Same-Sex Marriage

In a decision issued earlier today in the case of Kitchen v. Herbert, Judge Roger J. Shelby, a federal judge for the Central District of Utah, struck down that state's statutes and constitutional provisions against same-sex marriage. Utah thereby becomes the 18th state to recognize same-sex marriage. The judge's opinion is available here.