Oregon is the seventh state where a gay marriage ban has been struck down since parts of the Defense of Marriage Act were invalidated by a federal judge last year.
Oregon’s Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down
Credit: Elvert Barnes
May 19, 2014

Via Liberaland:

U.S. District Judge Michael McShane ruled that Oregon’a gay marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gays.

“Jubilant couples who anticipated a favorable decision from the judge began the rush to officially wed at locations around the state… Oregon becomes the seventh state where a federal judge has struck down a gay marriage ban since the U.S. Supreme Court last year invalidated key sections of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.”

Oregon is the seventh state where a gay marriage ban has been struck down since parts of the Defense of Marriage Act were invalidated by a federal judge...

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