DETROIT, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The same-sex couples who tied the knot in Michigan on the one day they could legally wed have the same rights as other married couples, a judge said.
In his ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith said it does not matter that a federal appeals court has upheld the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The appellate decision, which applies to three other states, differs from rulings by other circuits that states cannot bar gay couples from marriage, a discrepancy expected to be resolved eventually by the U.S. Supreme Court.