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Monday, July 28, 2014

Appeals court strikes down Va. gay marriage ban

Appeals court strikes down Va. gay marriage ban

A federal appeals court has struck down Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled Monday that state constitutional and statutory provisions barring gay marriage and denying recognition of such unions performed in other states violate the U.S. Constitution. The Virginia gay marriage case is one of several that could go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Read more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/us-court-va-gay-marriage-ban-unconstitutional/2014/07/28/aa1ed826-167d-11e4-88f7-96ed767bb747_story.html

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