Costanza v. Caldwell

Lawyers on both sides of a same-sex marriage case have urged Louisiana’s Supreme Court to rule on the matter even though the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to do so by June.

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a decision by a Lafayette Parish judge who declared Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell’s Office filed the appeal Friday. Caldwell asked the court to rule quickly. But that might not happen…

NEW ORLEANS — One day after a Lafayette Parish judge declared Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, the state’s top lawyer announced plans to challenge that decision before the state Supreme Court. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell’s Office will ask the high court to overturn Judge Edward Rubin’s ruling, spokeswoman Laura Gerdes said Tuesday.

A judge in Louisiana has ruled the state’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. The ruling by a state judge comes in a case brought by a same-sex couple married out-of-state who are seeking to have their marriage recognized in Louisiana for purposes of adoption.