Same-sex Marriage in Michigan Preview

On Mar. 21, 2014 Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage was called unconstitutional and made legal, a ruling which was then put on an indefinite hold, a decision many disagree with and others find appropriate. 

The current marriage laws in Michigan only recognize a marriage as being between one man and one woman.

But Judge Bernard Friedman, a United States District Court Judge, ruled that Michigan's ban on marriage equality violated the United States Constitution, according to Mae Kuykendall, who is a Michigan State University professor of law.

“The current status of same-sex marriage is the same as it’s always been, since the rule for marriage equality has been halted,” Kuykendall said.

Deanna Hurlbert, the director of the LGBT Resource Center at MSU said that Michigan Governor Rick Snyder “did confirm that the marriages are legal but [they] will not be acknowledged.” 

However, on Mar. 28, the federal government announced that it will recognize the marriages performed in Michigan on Saturday, Mar. 22, right before a hold was put on the ruling, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Website.

This twitter feed goes into more in-depth opinions on the topic as will the recap on this blog.