Big expansion in gay marriage rights

A day after the Supreme Court unexpectedly rejected appeals from five states seeking to preserve gay marriage bans, a federal appeals court panel upheld gay marriage in Idaho and Nevada. The three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the bans in the two states violate same-sex couples' equal protection rights.

October 7, 2014 at 10:00PM
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