Wisconsin Is Latest State to Toss State Gay-Marriage Ban
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Wisconsin laws barring same-sex marriage are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled, increasing to 26 the number of U.S. states where such unions have been deemed legal by judges, voters or legislators.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb in Madison, Wisconsin’s capital yesterday came just hours after seven couples filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a similar ban in North Dakota, the last state barring same-sex marriage that hadn’t been challenged in court.