State told to honor non-Ohio weddings
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Source: Columbus Dispatch
By Alan Johnson
The Columbus Dispatch • Saturday April 5, 2014 6:28 AM
Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage was under siege yesterday by a federal judge who said the state must recognize same-gender couples legally married elsewhere, and by a gay-rights group planning to challenge it at the ballot box.
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black sent out shock waves with a verbal announcement in his Cincinnati courtroom that, within 10 days, he will issue a written ruling requiring Ohio to recognize same-sex marriages performed legally in other states. Black gave no indication that he would strike down the state’s gay-marriage ban overall, but the big-picture effect on marriage in Ohio remains unclear.
“I intend to issue a written decision and order by April 14 striking down as unconstitutional under all circumstances Ohio’s bans on recognizing legal same-sex marriages from other states,” Black said in a statement released by his court.
Despite the uncertain impact, gay-marriage advocates began celebrating.
Read more: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/04/04/Federal-judge-to-strike-down-Ohio-ban-on-gay-marriage.html
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