Court Orders Recognition Of Out-Of-State Gay Marriages
Ruling stems from divorce case filed by a couple married in California in 2008.
UPDATED (5:12 p.m.)—Same-sex marriages legally performed out of state must be recognized by Maryland Courts, according to a decision issued Friday by Maryland’s highest court. “Maryland courts will withhold recognition of a valid foreign marriage only if that marriage is ‘repugnant’ to State public policy,” wrote Court of Appeals Judge Glenn Harrell Jr. in the 7-0 decision. Legal experts and Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler said the decision has both immediate and long-term effects—even as the state moves toward a possible referendum on the recently passed law allowing same-sex marriage in the state. Gansler, who in 2010 issued what he called “a forecast” opinion predicting the court would ultimately recognize out-of-state same-…
Escariot
8:29 pm on Saturday, June 9, 2012
So, according to your post above, we should impeach Barack Obama because he crossed the separation of church and state by trying to force religious institutions to pay for abortions. I am glad that we agree. Also, the vote on healthcare using reconciliation should also lead to the impeachment of Barack Obama because 60+ percent of Americans opposed it. But strangely sir, I do not see your posts … more ›