Constitutional Law
Federal judges OK same-sex marriage in Arizona and Wyoming; SCOTUS declines Alaska stay
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Barriers to same-sex marriages were removed by federal courts in three more states Friday.
Federal district judges struck bans in Arizona and Wyoming and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to issue a stay of an earlier ruling by a federal judge in Alaska, Reuters reports.
Assuming a temporary stay in the Wyoming case (Arizona has said it will not appeal) is not extended past Oct. 23, same-sex marriage will soon be allowed in 32 states.
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