A U.S. District Court judge has denied a request by the ironically named National Organization for Marriage to intervene in Oregon's gay marriage case.
Judge Michael McShane's decision Wednesday morning, made from the bench after an hour of oral arguments, may still be appealed by the group.
McShane consolidated two lawsuits into one case and heard oral arguments last month.
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, in light of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year striking down a federal ban on gay marriage, said she would not defend Oregon's prohibition.
The National Organization for Marriage filed a motion to intervene in the case in defense of Oregon's ban but Judge McShane decided the Washington DC based organization does not have standing.
"This is an Oregon case. It will remain an Oregon case," McShane said Wednesday reports Portland TV station KOIN.
McShane has not indicated when he could decide the larger case. If he decides to overturn Oregon's ban, he could also decide to let gay marriages proceed immediately, or he could stay gay marriages pending appeals of his decision.
(via Oregon Live)
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