U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle declared Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, aligning with a series of federal court rulings following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor. The ruling stemmed from two consolidated lawsuits filed by the ACLU of Florida on behalf of same-sex couples seeking recognition of their out-of-state marriages. Judge Hinkle granted a preliminary injunction to bar enforcement of the ban but issued a temporary stay for the state’s upcoming appeal. This decision marked the fifth judicial ruling against the state’s gay marriage ban by a Florida judge.
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Originally published by Letitia Stein | Aug 21, 2019 | Reuters
