Federal judge orders Tennessee to recognize 3 couples same-sex marriages

A federal judge has ordered the state of Tennessee to recognize the legal marriages of three same-sex couples while their lawsuit is under consideration based on the judge's opinion that the couples will ultimately win their case.

From Buzzfeed:

In considering the request for a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger wrote that “all relevant federal authority indicates that the plaintiffs in this case are indeed likely to prevail on their claims that the Anti-Recognition Laws are unconstitutional.”

The plaintiffs, she noted, filed the case only on their own behalf, so the temporary ruling affects only the state’s treatment of the three couples.

In granting her injunction, Judge Trauger wrote that "all signs indicate that, in the eyes of the United States Constitution, the plaintiffs’ marriages will be placed on an equal footing with those of heterosexual couples and that proscriptions against same-sex marriage will soon become a footnote in the annals of American history."

You can read the judge's opinion at Buzzfeed.