Same-Sex Marriage Bans Struck Down by 7th Circuit

As I have previously discussed, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments the last week of August on the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s and Indiana’s same-sex marriage bans. Nine days after hearing oral arguments, the court held in Wolf v. Walker that the bans violate equal protection. The court’s ruling was written by Judge Richard Posner. The same outcome has been reached in cases regarding state same-sex marriage bans in the 4th and 10^th Circuits.

See Martha Neil, With ‘Eye-Popping Speed,’ 7th Circuit Strikes 2 States’ Same-Sex Marriage Bans 9 Days After Argument, ABA Journal, Sept. 4, 2014.

Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.