same-sex marriage

The couple’s lawyer Shi Fulong said he expected the judge would rule against them but not so soon — within just a few hours.

In many ways the document is most significant for what it doesn’t say.

The judge ruled for the couples who had sued, saying the ban is unconstitutional after recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions legalizing gay marriage and benefits for gay couples.

U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger ruled that the results the lawyers got in the case were “superb and far-reaching” and that they should be entitled to costs and fees.

A law that perhaps intentionally failed to protect domestic violence victims in same-sex relationships appears to be unconstitutional.

The Alabama Senate voted to do away with state-issued marriage licenses after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized same-sex marriage.

The order covers the areas of divorce, child support, guardianships, adoption, domestic relations and domestic violence.

The lawyers who worked for the same-sex couples note in court filings they’re already giving the state a $1 million discount.

Governor Rick Scott signed into law language that specifies clergy don’t have to marry same-sex couples — a right many said is already protected under state law and the U.S. Constitution.

But it’s not endorsing gay marriage.