A few minutes before noon on Monday, Judge Michael McShane, who sits as a judge in Eugene for the Federal District Court, filed his opinion in Geiger v. Kitzhaber, a lawsuit challenging Oregon’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriages. Judge McShane plainly stated that same-sex couples are entitled the same privileges of marriage under the U.S. […]
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It’s About Time: Same-sex Marriage Ban Rolled Back
Press release from Oregon United for Marriage: Today, U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane ruled that Oregon’s exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage is unconstitutional—paving the way for couples to begin marrying immediately.The lawsuit alleged that Oregon’s constitutional ban on marriage for lesbian and gay couples—Measure 36—violates the U.S. Constitution.The consolidated case—Geiger v. Kitzhaber, filed […]