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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Puerto Rico Court Upholds Ban On Same-Sex Marriage
In one of the few recent victories for opponents of same-sex marriage, the federal district court for the district of Puerto Rico yesterday dismissed a challenge to the Puerto Rico law that recognizes only opposite-gender marriage. In Conde-Vidal v. Garcia-Padilla, (D PR, Oct. 21, 2014), the court held that the Supreme Court's 1972 summary dismissal for want of a substantial federal question in Baker v. Nelson is binding precedent. (Background.) Baker involved an appeal of a Minnesota case that found no constitutional protection for same-sex marriage. Reporting on the Puerto Rico decision, the Washington Post points out that the decision "puts the First Circuit back in play in the national litigation, although every state in the circuit already recognizes same-sex marriage." [Thanks to How Appealing for the lead.]
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Puerto Rico,
Same-sex marriage