Pennsylvania Judge Orders Clerk To Stop Issuing Same-Sex Couples' Marriage Licenses
http://www.buzzfeed.com/tonymerevick/pennsylvania-judge-orders-court-clerk-to-stop-issuing-same-s
BuzzFeed, Tony Merevick
"A Pennsylvania judge ordered a suburban Philadelphia court clerk to halt issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Thursday, saying the the county official overstepped his authority when he decided to grant the licenses to gay and lesbian couples in July."
"The narrow ruling avoids the question of the marriage law's constitutionality, the fate of the marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples when they were available and focuses only on whether Hane has the authority to decide which laws to follow and which to reject."
That's lame!
Amy
Well, we knew this was going to happen, and a judge at such a lower level would only get appealed if he said it was unconstitutional to deny same-sex weddings. So, now, it'll (hopefully) just get appealed by same-sex marriage advocates to a higher judge with more standing/authority to declare it unconstitutional.