l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 1 April 28, 2014 - 12:05 PM
By TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals panel says that while the lawsuit
of three same-sex couples who were wed in other states makes its way
through the courts, Tennessee does not have to recognize their marriages.
In March, a U.S. district court judge in Nashville granted a temporary
injunction to the six plaintiffs, forcing the state to recognize their
marriages.
But on Friday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati put the
lower court's order on hold because it says "the law in this area is so
unsettled." The court says Tennessee's appeal of the injunction should
receive an expedited hearing.
In Tennessee, marriage between partners of the same gender is prohibited by
state law and by a constitutional amendment approved in 2006. |
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