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Michigan gay marriage ban rejected

Michigans gay marriage ban was held unconstitutional by a U.S. judge.

By Andrew Harris | Updated on March 21, 2014

March 21 (Bloomberg) — Michigan’s gay marriage ban was held unconstitutional by a U.S. judge, making it the 21st state where same-sex unions are deemed legal and triggering a bid by its attorney general to freeze the ruling during an appeal.

U.S. District Judge Bernard A. Friedman in Detroit said the state’s voter-enacted 2004 constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex unions violates the U.S. constitution’s guarantees of equal protection. He issued a decision today two weeks after concluding of a nine-day trial in Detroit federal court.

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