LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ordered Kentucky to begin legally recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states, even as the state asked for a stay on the ruling.
U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn issued a final ruling determining Kentucky's marriage amendment violates the right to equal protection under law, meaning the state must immediately consider valid same-sex marriages performed in jurisdictions were they are legal.