KENTUCKY: Court Rules That State Must Recognize Out-Of-State Gay Marriages

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports:

Kentucky must now recognize same sex marriages performed in states where it is legal. U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn today made final a ruling issued earlier this month in which he found that Kentucky’s marriage amendment and statutes violate of the right to equal protection under the law. “Those laws ... are void and unenforceable,” he said in a one page order. Earlier today, Attorney General Jack Conway’s office asked Heyburn to stay enforcement of his ruling but for now it will go into effect. Citing the importance of the case, Conway’s office asked U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II to delay the effective date of his order for 90 days to give Conway the chance to decide whether to appeal. The motion says Gov. Steve Beshear, also a defendant, needs time as well to decide how to implement the order if it is not appealed.

As I speculated when he first issued his weak defense in October, it's looking like the attorney general may not appeal today's ruling.