Post by Logan on Jul 1, 2016 1:48:05 GMT -6
The Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act, or HB 1523, will take effect Friday, Human Right Campaign Mississippi Director Rob Hill reiterated Wednesday.
That is, unless a federal judge intervenes before then.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves issued a permanent injunction barring Mississippi from denying same-sex marriage licenses, meaning no circuit clerk or staff member clerk can deny a gay couple a marriage license even if House Bill 1523 is in effect.
"While Judge Reeves' ruling is a victory, we must prepare today for full repeal of HB 1523 when legislators return. The bill will still be going into effect Friday despite Judge Reeves' ruling. And the fight does not stop with marriage licenses," Hill said at a press conference Wednesday. "The best way to fix this is for the governor to call the legislature back, just like he did to fix the problems with the budget. They need to fix the mess they've made with HB 1523."
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2016/06/29/hrc-reiterates-hb-1523-take-effect-friday/86524528/
Update: Federal judge blocks Mississippi religious objections law
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge blocked a Mississippi law on religious objections to same-sex marriage moments before it was set to take effect Friday, ruling it unconstitutionally establishes preferred beliefs and creates unequal treatment for gay people.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves wrote that the title, text and history of the law show it is "the state's attempt to put LGBT citizens back in their place" in response to last summer's Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage nationwide.
"In physics, every action has its equal and opposite reaction," Reeves wrote. "In politics, every action has its predictable overreaction."
State attorneys are expected to appeal his ruling, which came overnight in response to two lawsuits filed by gay and straight plaintiffs.
Read more: www.kitsapsun.com/news/385143611.xhtml
That is, unless a federal judge intervenes before then.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves issued a permanent injunction barring Mississippi from denying same-sex marriage licenses, meaning no circuit clerk or staff member clerk can deny a gay couple a marriage license even if House Bill 1523 is in effect.
"While Judge Reeves' ruling is a victory, we must prepare today for full repeal of HB 1523 when legislators return. The bill will still be going into effect Friday despite Judge Reeves' ruling. And the fight does not stop with marriage licenses," Hill said at a press conference Wednesday. "The best way to fix this is for the governor to call the legislature back, just like he did to fix the problems with the budget. They need to fix the mess they've made with HB 1523."
Read more: www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2016/06/29/hrc-reiterates-hb-1523-take-effect-friday/86524528/
Update: Federal judge blocks Mississippi religious objections law
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge blocked a Mississippi law on religious objections to same-sex marriage moments before it was set to take effect Friday, ruling it unconstitutionally establishes preferred beliefs and creates unequal treatment for gay people.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves wrote that the title, text and history of the law show it is "the state's attempt to put LGBT citizens back in their place" in response to last summer's Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage nationwide.
"In physics, every action has its equal and opposite reaction," Reeves wrote. "In politics, every action has its predictable overreaction."
State attorneys are expected to appeal his ruling, which came overnight in response to two lawsuits filed by gay and straight plaintiffs.
Read more: www.kitsapsun.com/news/385143611.xhtml