Arlington Prepared to Grant Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
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Arlington Prepared to Grant Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
by ARLnow.com | July 29, 2014 at 10:15 am
(Updated at 10:45 a.m.) If a federal appeals court ruling goes unchallenged, Arlington County Clerk of the Circuit Court Paul Ferguson says his office is prepared to start issuing marriage licenses to same sex applicants immediately.
On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond upheld a lower courts decision that Virginias ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. State Sen. Adam Ebbin who represents part of Arlington and was the first openly gay member of the Virginia General Assembly, applauded the courts decision.
This victory for liberty is in keeping with Jeffersons admonition that laws and institutions must go hand and hand with the progress of the human mind, Ebbin said in a statement. As the birthplace of Americas civil liberties, it is especially fitting that Virginia provides full equality to all of her citizens.