skippy the bush kangaroo

Tuesday, March 30, 2004

judge withdraws from gay marriage (write your own joke)

mainly because we're so used to writing 'awol' jokes, we can't quite get the hang of clever headlines again.

be that as it may (and it may be as that), the new mexico judge has recused himself from hearing the case in which the restraining order prohibiting the sandoval county clerk from issuing gay marriage licenses will expire. and if the structure of that sentense seems obtuse to you, think about the poor guy that had to write it! the sfchron says:

the judge who issued a court order barring a county clerk from issuing same-sex marriage licenses withdrew from the case monday, possibly clearing the way for more permits to be granted.

judge kenneth brown offered no reason for recusing himself. on march 23, he'd issued a temporary restraining order against sandoval county clerk victoria dunlap.

a hearing on the restraining order had been set for friday -- the day the order expires. the hearing will now be postponed until a new judge is chosen.

dunlap said she'd resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples "if we're not barred by the court."
meanwhile, on the other side of the country, 2 same-sex couples were wed in new york, in an admitted act of "civil disobedience." the asspress sez:

a unitarian universalist minister married two same-sex couples saturday in the state capital, adding to dozens of gay marriages performed in the state in recent weeks.

the rev. samuel trumbore described the weddings as civil ceremonies, a distinction a new york prosecutor considers illegal.

"today was an act of civil disobedience to try to advance their cause to recognize their marriages as legal," trumbore said.
posted by skippy at 12:08 AM |

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