Court Rules Utah Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

The non-duck momentum continues!

The Associated Press reports:

U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby issued a 53-page ruling Friday saying Utah's law passed by voters in 2004 violates gay and lesbian couples' rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment. Shelby says the state failed to show that allowing same-sex marriages would affect opposite-sex marriages in any way, and the state's unsupported fears and speculations are insufficient to justify deny allowing same-sex marriages. Attorneys for the state argued that Utah's law promotes the state's interest in "responsible procreation" and the "optimal mode of child-rearing." The lawsuit was brought by three gay and lesbian couples in Utah.

UPDATE: And the first couple has MARRIED! And look at the lines to join THEM!