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On September 4, 2014 a three-judge panel of the
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (in case citations, 7th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts: * Central District of Illinois * Northern District of ...
unanimously upheld district court rulings striking down same-sex marriage bans in
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
, and
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, just nine days after the court heard oral arguments.http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/usca7_ssm_20140904.pdf The Seventh Circuit consists of
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,
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
, and
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
. Same-sex marriage was already legal in
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before the Circuit Court's decision. Same-sex marriages were performed in
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
and
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
after their bans were struck down by district courts and before those decisions were stayed. Recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriage was possibly
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legal in
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until '' Baskin v. Bogan'' was stayed by the Seventh Circuit. On October 6, 2014, the
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denied cert, legalizing same-marriage in both Indiana and Wisconsin. As a result, same-sex marriage is legal in every state within the circuit.


See also

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Same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting ...
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Same-sex marriage in the Fourth Circuit On July 28, 2014 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling in ''Bostic v. Schaefer'' striking down Virginia's same-sex marriage ban which is a precedent for every state within the circuit. The ruling would have gone into effect on Augu ...
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Same-sex marriage in the Ninth Circuit The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a federal court of the United States, struck down same-sex marriage bans in California, Idaho, and Nevada. Same-sex marriage bans were also struck down by district courts in Alaska, Arizona, and Oregon. The Nin ...
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Same-sex marriage in the Sixth Circuit On April 28, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments for '' Obergefell v. Hodges'' (Ohio), which was consolidated with three other same-sex marriage cases from the other states in the Sixth Circuit: '' Tanco v. Haslam'' ( ...
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Same-sex marriage in the Tenth Circuit On June 25, 2014, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling striking down Utah's same-sex marriage ban, setting a precedent in other states under the Tenth Circuit's jurisdiction. In addition, on July 18, 2014, the same panel of the Tent ...


References

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