BREAKING: Federal Judge Strikes Down South Carolina Ban On Same-Sex Marriage, Stays Ruling Until November 20th
This was the Condon case. Read the ruling.
From the Post & Courier:
A federal judge ruled Wednesday morning that South Carolina officials cannot enforce the state's gay marriage ban, although a temporary stay means those marriages will not happen any time before Nov. 20. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel granted a motion for summary judgment and enjoined any state official from enforcing the state's constitutional gay marriage ban or not allowing same-sex couples marriage licenses. However, Gergel also granted defendants Gov. Nikki Haley and Attorney General Alan Wilson a temporary stay until noon on Nov. 20. Charleston County Councilwoman Colleen Condon and her partner, Nichols Bleckley, sought the preliminary injunction to prohibit state officials from enforcing South Carolina's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. They contend the state must allow the marriages following the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal a month ago to review an appellate case overturning Virginia's gay marriage ban.
Labels: LGBT rights, marriage equality, South Carolina