#flmarriage gay ban lifted in Miami-Dade @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/0dHzXSXENY
— Ross Palombo (@rosspalombo) January 5, 2015
The Miami Herald reports:
In an 11 a.m. hearing, Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel lifted the legal stay she had placed on her sweeping July decision declaring the ban discriminatory.
Clerk of Courts Harvey Ruvin said same-sex marriages would begin at 2 p.m. Elsewhere in Florida, most court clerks will start marrying gay couples Tuesday — some of them at 12:01 a.m. — following a federal judge’s order.
Several counties in conservative North Florida and the Tampa Bay area have stopped marrying people altogether, in part to avoid marrying same-sex couples.
In addition, Judge Zabel has agreed to marry the plaintiff couples today.
Congrats Florida!
UPDATE: The plaintiffs in the Miami-Dade lawsuit have their marriage license!
Miami-Dade plaintiff couple Melanie & Vanessa Alenier are holding their marriage license!! #FLmarriage pic.twitter.com/sc7PqGHPM8
— Equality Florida (@equalityfl) January 5, 2015
Here's the moment when Judge Zabel lifted the stay.
"Another day where the plaintiffs do not have equal rights is another day that shames our nation."
"I'm lifting the stay."
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