Breaking: Judge Tells Florida Anti-Gay Groups Same-Sex Marriage Doesn’t Affect Them

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06/02/2014

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By David Badash

A state court judge has just denied a request by three anti-gay organizations who asked to be given standing to defend Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage. Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel ruled that Florida Family Action, Inc. (FFAI), Florida Democratic League Inc. (FDL), and People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality, Inc. (PULSE) did not have standing and would not be allied to be parties to the case because they “will not be directly and immediately affected if others enter into a same-sex marriage, or are prevented from entering into a same-sex marriage.” The judge added that the “validity of their own marriages will not be affected,” regardless of the trial’s outcome.

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Breaking: Judge Tells Florida Anti-Gay Groups Same-Sex Marriage Doesn’t Affect Them

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