December 20, 2014

Supreme Court okays gay marriage in Florida

Washington Post - The Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriages to commence in Florida, meaning such unions will soon be allowed in five of the nation’s six most populous states.

The court, without comment, turned down a request to block gay marriages in Florida while the state appeals a judge’s order that its ban is unconstitutional. Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas said they would have granted the motion, but did not explain their reasons.

The decision follows the court’s pattern not to intervene in lower-court rulings that such bans are unconstitutional, even though the Supreme Court itself has not made such a ruling.

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