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A federal judge on Sunday struck down Alaska’s first-in-the-nation ban on same-sex marriages.
Five gay couples had asked the State of Alaska to overturn a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1998 that defined marriage as being between one man and one woman.
The lawsuit filed in May sought to bar enforcement of the ban. It also called for barring enforcement of any state laws that refuse to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states or countries or that prevent unmarried gay couples from marrying.
Judge Timothy M. Burgess of Federal District Court in Alaska heard arguments Friday afternoon and promised a quick decision. He released a 25-page decision Sunday afternoon.
“Refusing the rights and responsibilities afforded by legal marriage sends the public a government-sponsored message that same-sex couples and their familial relationships do not warrant the status, benefits and dignity given to couples of the opposite sex,” Judge Burgess wrote.
