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SCOTUS Won't Stop Gay Marriage In Florida

A celebration at Florida's Capitol in 2013 after the U.S. Supreme Court Struck down DOMA and California's Proposition 8.
Jessica Palombo
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WFSU News
A celebration at Florida's Capitol in 2013 after the U.S. Supreme Court Struck down DOMA and California's Proposition 8.
A celebration at Florida's Capitol in 2013 after the U.S. Supreme Court Struck down DOMA and California's Proposition 8.
Credit Jessica Palombo / WFSU News
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WFSU News
A celebration at Florida's Capitol in 2013 after the U.S. Supreme Court Struck down DOMA and California's Proposition 8.

MIAMI (AP) - Same-sex weddings may soon begin in Florida after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block them.

 

The court said Friday it wouldn't block the marriages. A federal judge previously declared Florida's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional and said same-sex marriage licenses could start being issued in the state after Jan. 5 unless the Supreme Court intervened.

 

“Tonight, the United States Supreme Court denied the State’s request for a stay in the case before the 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals. Regardless of the ruling it has always been our goal to have uniformity throughout Florida until the final resolution of the numerous challenges to the voter-approved constitutional amendment on marriage. Nonetheless, the Supreme Court has now spoken, and the stay will end on January 5.”

Bondi had fought to preserve Florida's gay marriage ban, which voters approved through a constitutional amendment in 2008.

Most federal judges and appeals courts have ruled against state bans and gay marriages are occurring in about three dozen states. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has upheld the right of four states to decide whether to allow gay marriage.

 

 

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Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Lynn has served as reporter/producer for WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas. She is an award-winning member of the Capital Press Corps and has participated in the NPR Kaiser Health News Reporting Partnership and NPR Education Initiative. When she’s not working, Lynn spends her time watching sci-fi and action movies, writing her own books, going on long walks through the woods, traveling and exploring antique stores. Follow Lynn Hatter on Twitter: @HatterLynn.
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