Marriage equality comes to Cupcake Land!
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that said prohibitions on same-sex marriage violated the U.S. Constitution.
Two days later, a Johnson County judge directed the district court clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples without fear of being prosecuted under Kansas law. His ruling outraged some and delighted others.
“It feels like we are part of history,” said Angela Schaefer, who rushed to the Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe on Wednesday afternoon with her partner, Jennifer Schaefer, to get a marriage license application. “That is a really cool feeling.”
Chief District Judge Kevin Moriarty of Johnson County wrote in his Wednesday afternoon order that “administration of justice should be free of any ambiguity or inconsistency in the administration of justice, including the issuance of marriage licenses.”
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