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Tallahassee federal judge throws out Florida's ban on same-sex marriage
A Tallahassee federal judge ruled Thursday that Florida's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, the fifth judge in the past six weeks to do so.
This time, however, the ruling has a wider scope: It covers all 67 Florida counties.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle handed down the wide-ranging decision but also issued a stay, meaning no same-sex couples can get married in Florida anytime soon.
Still, his ruling — in the federal and not the state court system — also moves the issue closer to what many think will be its final arbiter: the U.S. Supreme Court.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-gay-marriage-ban-florida-federal-judge-20140821,0,3711102.story
