Louisiana Gay Marriage Ban Upheld in Rare Win for Backers
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Louisiana laws barring same-sex marriage, and the recognition of those performed elsewhere, don’t violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge in New Orleans ruled in a rare decision upholding such limits.
U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman said today his conclusion runs counter to all but two other federal court rulings on the subject and is just the second since the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down the Defense of Marriage Act’s mandate that the federal government recognize only unions between a man and a woman.