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28/03/2014

State Refuses To Recognise Gay Marriages

More than 300 gay marriages performed in the US state of Michigan will not be recognised after a judge struck down a ban.

According to US media reports, four counties in the state granted marriage licences to a number of same-sex couples after a federal court threw out a ban last Friday. However, earlier this week, a court of appeals upheld the original ruling, pending an appeal.

Rick Snyder, a Republican, is quoted as saying that the marriages were "legal", but the gay marriage ban had been reintroduced.

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Speaking to reporters, Mr Synder explained: "We did our own homework and I believe this is a reasonable legal position to take based on the available literature and law."

In 2004, voters in Michigan approved a ban on same-sex marriage, but last Friday, a federal judge struck it down after two nurses claimed the ban violated their guarantees under the US constitution to equal protection under the law. A move to appeal the judge's decision was quickly launched and on Tuesday (25 March), a federal appeals court reinstated the ban indefinitely.

Currently, 17 states as well as the District of Columbia currently issue licences for same-sex marriage.

(JP)

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"More than 300 gay marriages performed in the US state of Michigan will not be recognised after a judge struck down a ban."