Updated: Perry and Abbott file notice of appeal in same-sex marriage case
February 26, 2014
On Wednesday, San Antonio-based U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia ruled a ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional, though the ruling will not take effect until it can be reviewed on appeal.
Garcia, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, said his decision was consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that held the federal government must allowed married same-sex couples to receive federal benefits.