
Gay Marriage May Make Its Way to Florida Supreme Court
Same-sex marriage has been making headlines over the last few weeks in the Sunshine State after a Monroe County judge ruled that Florida's ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional, but now the gay couple fighting for their right to marry is planning on taking their case to the Florida Supreme Court.
Attorneys for the couple filed paperwork on Monday to move the case from an appeals court to the state's highest court.
"The constitutionality of Florida's laws barring same-sex couples from marriage is an issue of great public importance that has a great effect on the proper administration of justice throughout the state," the couple's lawyers, Bernadette Restivo and Elena Vigil-Faris, wrote tothe 3rd District Court of Appeal.
The attorneys also said a decision from the Supreme Court would provide "uniform direction and guidance" to state clerks and government entities across the state. They also wrote that the issue was one "of great public importance" that affects same-sex couples and their children across the state.
On July 17, Judge Luis Garcia ruled the ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and even said same-sex couples could begin marrying as soon as July 22, but the decision was halted after Attorney General Pam Bondi appealed Garcia's decision.
The appeals court gave Bondi 10 days to respond.
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