Judge Overturns Same-Sex Marriage Ban in Idaho

An Idaho judge has overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage, declaring it to be unconstitutional, just days after an Arkansas judge made a similar ruling.

"Idaho’s Marriage Laws withhold from them a profound and personal choice, one that most can take for granted," U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale wrote in her 57-page decision, according to the Idaho Statesman. "By doing so, Idaho’s Marriage Laws deny same-sex couples the economic, practical, emotional and spiritual benefits of marriage, relegating each couple to a stigmatized, second-class status."