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Judge to hold hearing Friday in challenge to Kansas same-sex marriage ban

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A federal judge is to hear a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging Kansas' ban on same-sex marriage. The hearing Friday afternoon before U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Kansas City, Kansas, is on the ACLU's request for an order to force Kansas to allow gay marriages.
By · Updated on November 5, 2014
Judge to hold hearing Friday in challenge to Kansas same-sex marriage ban

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge is to hear a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging Kansas’ ban on same-sex marriage.

The hearing Friday afternoon before U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree in Kansas City, Kansas, is on the ACLU’s request for an order to force Kansas to allow gay marriages.

The ACLU filed the lawsuit for two lesbian couples who were denied marriage licenses in Douglas and Sedgwick counties after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear appeals from five other states seeking to preserve gay marriage bans.

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The ACLU is seeking a temporary injunction to bring Kansas into line with 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals precedents in other cases.

Kansas voters in 2005 overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage.

Check back for updates after the 2:30 p.m. CDT hearing.

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