Post by Ayla on Apr 9, 2016 15:59:01 GMT 8
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If you’re the homophobic judge that attempted to rule that Puerto Rico does not have marriage equality, you have to be feeling pretty embarrassed right now.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unsurprising move, restored equal marriage yesterday, reversing the district court ruling by Judge Juan Pérez-Giménez that claimed the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v Hodges did not apply to the territory.
‘The district court’s ruling errs in so many respects that it is hard to know where to begin,’ the First Circuit wrote, at the beginning of their burn.
‘The constitutional rights at issue here are the rights to due process and equal protection.’
The Supreme Court has already found this applies to Puerto Rico.
‘In any event, for present purposes we need not gild the lily,’ the court continued. ‘The district court both misconstrued that right and directly contradicted our mandate.’
The First Circuit issued an order requiring the district court strike down Puerto Rico’s same-sex marriage ban. And then, the court revoked Pérez-Giménez’s ability to hear the case, ordering the clerk to assign the case to a different judge.
If you’re the homophobic judge that attempted to rule that Puerto Rico does not have marriage equality, you have to be feeling pretty embarrassed right now.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unsurprising move, restored equal marriage yesterday, reversing the district court ruling by Judge Juan Pérez-Giménez that claimed the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v Hodges did not apply to the territory.
‘The district court’s ruling errs in so many respects that it is hard to know where to begin,’ the First Circuit wrote, at the beginning of their burn.
‘The constitutional rights at issue here are the rights to due process and equal protection.’
The Supreme Court has already found this applies to Puerto Rico.
‘In any event, for present purposes we need not gild the lily,’ the court continued. ‘The district court both misconstrued that right and directly contradicted our mandate.’
The First Circuit issued an order requiring the district court strike down Puerto Rico’s same-sex marriage ban. And then, the court revoked Pérez-Giménez’s ability to hear the case, ordering the clerk to assign the case to a different judge.