Supreme Court Allows Same-Sex Marriage in Florida
The number of states allowing gay marriage is up to 36.
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The U.S. Supreme Court cleared same-sex weddings to start in Florida next month, potentially increasing the number of gay-marriage states to 36 as the justices consider whether to rule on the issue nationwide.
The justices today said they will let a federal trial judge’s decision backing marriage rights take effect. Florida’s Republican attorney general, Pamela Jo Bondi, asked the court to block the ruling, which declared the state’s ban unconstitutional.