Federal court rules state's ban legitimate

Challengers will appeal the ruling that Hawaii's prohibition is not unconstitutional

By Ken Kobayashi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 09, 2012

~~<p>A challenge of state laws banning same-sex marriage will now move to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, after a federal judge's ruling Wednesday upholding the prohibition and throwing out a lawsuit contending the ban violates the U.S. Constitution.</p>
<p>Senior U.S. District Judge Alan Kay issued a 117-page decision that rejected the arguments by a lesbian couple and a gay man, and by Gov. Neil Abercrombie.</p>
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A challenge of state laws banning same-sex marriage will now move to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, after a federal judge's ruling Wednesday upholding the prohibition and throwing out a lawsuit contending the ban violates the U.S. Constitution.

Senior U.S. District Judge Alan Kay issued a 117-page decision that rejected the arguments by a lesbian couple and a gay man, and by Gov. Neil Abercrombie. Login for more...