Gay rights attorney asks appeals court to allow Mississippi same-sex marriages to start next week
December 5, 2014adminNews, ReligionComments Off on Gay rights attorney asks appeals court to allow Mississippi same-sex marriages to start next week
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — An attorney is again asking a federal appeals court to let same-sex marriages start next week in Mississippi.
Roberta Kaplan represents a gay-rights group and two lesbian couples challenging Mississippi’s legal definition of marriage as only between a man and a woman.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled for the plaintiffs Nov. 25, overturning the gay-marriage ban but putting his decision on hold for two weeks.
In a new court filing, Kaplan asks the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to let same-sex marriages start next week and continue while the state appeals Reeves’ ruling.
Kaplan cites a Wednesday ruling from another appeals court, which refused to extend a hold on gay marriages in Florida beyond Jan. 5 while that state appeals a ruling similar to the one from Reeves.
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