Oregon Same Sex-Marriage Ban Voided by Gay Judge
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Oregon’s same sex-marriage ban, which wasn’t defended by state officials, was struck down by an openly gay federal judge who said “we would expect our Constitution to protect” the couples who challenged the law.
U.S. District Judge Michael McShane in Eugene, who ruled yesterday that the law violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection clause, cast part of his opinion in personal terms.