Texas Judge Declares State Marriage Law, DOMA Unconstitutional

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A Dallas judge ruled last Thursday to hear a "divorce" lawsuit between two men whose same-sex "marriage" was performed in Massachusetts, declaring the state marriage amendment and the state's Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

District Judge Tena Callahan issued her ruling in a state court in Dallas last week to strike down the Texas marriage amendment, as well as the state DOMA, stating that the state ban on same-sex "marriage" violates the federal constitutional right to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This ruling marks the first time that a state court judge has struck down marriage laws based on the U. S. Constitution. The two men seeking the Texas "divorce" were "married" in Cambridge, Mass. in September 2006, and then returned to Dallas. This lawsuit to dissolve their partnership was filed in January.

Source: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/oct/09100509.html