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ACLU Seeks Rush On Gay Marriage Ruling In Kansas
Putting a rush on a decree, the ACLU on Monday filed a request in federal court for a temporary halt to Kansas’ enforcement of its ban on gay marriage.
In monitoring up on a complaint filed Friday, the ACLU asked the U.S. District Court to coerce the state to comply with a decision from Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. That judgment, made in June, overturned such bans in Utah and Oklahoma and said a state may not deny a marriage license based “solely upon the sex of the persons in the marriage union.”
The filing Monday is the latest in a flurry of court decisions and counters that have lay the issue of gay marriage in Kansas on the fast track. Last week, a Johnson County judge allowed the issuing of marriage licenses to all couples, which led the Kansas Supreme Court on Friday to deposit a temporary halt on that, citing “statewide consistency” and further hearings.
If a federal judge rules on the Monday filing this week, as such a filing requests, it’s “possible” that marriages could happen this week, said Doug Bonney, legal director for the ACLU of Kansas.
All this action was triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court last Monday when it
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KANSAS CITY, KANSAS – Kansas Federal Court Judge Daniel Crabtree today overturned the state's exclude on marriage for same-sex couples. The decision strikes down the 2005 Kansas Marriage Amendment that defines marriage as a "civil narrow between one dude and one female only" in the Kansas Constitution, declaring any other definition of marriage as void. The decree is temporarily stayed, putting the impact of the judgment on hold until November 11.
"We are immensely pleased that the freedom to marry has finally come to Kansas," said Susan Estes, President of the Board of the ACLU of Kansas. "Today's decision serves as proof that Kansans, like the majority of Americans, believe same-sex couples and their families should be treated just like any other loving family."
The ruling came in Marie, et al., v. Moser, et al., a lawsuit filed October 10, 2014 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas on behalf of two lesbian couples denied marriage licenses in Douglas and Sedgwick counties. Even though binding precedent from the Tenth Circuit, which includes Kansas, has already held that excluding same-sex couples from marr
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Obergefell, Et Al. V. Hodges - Freedom To Marry In Ohio. Search Case.Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Commit in Ohio
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio and Alphonse Gerhardstein of Gerhardstein & Branch own filed suit on behalf of Jim Obergefell and David Michener, two widowers, and Robert Grunn, a funeral director, in a challenge to the Ohio constitutional and statutory marriage recognition bans.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
- Marie V. Moser - Release To Marry In Kansas. Explore Case.
Marie v. Moser - Freedom to Marry in Kansas
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Kansas have filed a lawsuit against district court clerks in Douglas and Sedgwick counties for their refusal to issue marriage applications to two same-sex couples, despite the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals lifting its reside on marriage for queer couples.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
Grimsley and Albu v. Scott, et al. - Autonomy to Marry in Florida
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Florida, and the Podhurst Orseck regulation firm have filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of eight same-sex co
LGBTQ+ Rights
Since 1936 the ACLU has been a gravity for LGBTQ+ rights, and we are proud to keep that fight alive in Kansas. Even as the nation moves forward toward equality for all people, there are also some who seek to create unnecessary obstacles for people in the Diverse community. People face discrimination in the work place, housing, and the universal sphere based on their sexual orientation gender culture, and there are scant laws in place to protect them.
What are we doing about it?
In 2014 the ACLU of Kansas filed the lawsuit Marie v. Mosier challenging Kansas’ ban same-sex marriage, and won! Other states appealed similar rulings all the way to the Supreme Court, where bans on same sex marriage were declared unconstitutional. As a result, same-sex couples across Kansas have been capable to legally marry since November 2014.
As some states, Kansas included, seek to enact laws that legalize discrimination, the ACLU of Kansas works to secure that no legislation is passed denying civil liberties to the LGBTQ+community and has been a tough voice for the rights of transgender Kansans. We have been part of expanding non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people, from standin
Marriage Equality on the Doorstep of Reality for Kansas
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CONTACT: Doug Bonney, Legal Director, 816-994-3311 or [email protected]Kansas City, MO - Today, in Kitchen v. Herbert, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit declared that Utah's ban on marriage for same-sex couples is unconstitutional. This marks the first time that a federal appellate court has governed on state marriage bans following the dismantling of a key section of the federal "Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)" last year in United States v. Windsor. Thus, this important decision sets the stage for the Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of state laws that prohibit same-sex marriages.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Utah submitted a "friend of the court" short in support of the challenge to the Utah law. The 10th Circuit includes Utah, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Modern Mexico. Among those states, only New Mexico allows same-sex couples to wed. The precedent from today's ruling applies to all of these states: its effect, however, has been stayed pending an expected application by Utah for United States Supreme Court review. That means th