On Oct. 6, 2014, the Supreme Court announced that it would not review lower court decisions that had struck down state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage in Virginia, Utah, Oklahoma, Indiana and Wisconsin. Same-sex marriages had been put on hold in these states while the cases were being appealed. However, the lower courts’ rulings will now stand, and same-sex marriage may take place in these states, effective immediately.
Following the Supreme Court’s June 2013 ruling that invalidated part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a number of state and federal courts addressed same-sex marriage. Several courts ruled that state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, clearing the way for same- Read More
