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7th Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Indiana and Wisconsin Marriage Bans

New York—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2014. Today the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled in favor of the freedom to marry, upholding lower-court decisions in Indiana and Wisconsin and rejecting marriage discrimination as a violation of the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. Judge Richard Posner, appointed by President Reagan, wrote the unanimous opinion for the three-judge panel.

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Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:

“Today’s sharp and scathing ruling demolishes…

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