1523, was the most definitive one to pass, according to the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights group. Phil Bryant’s remarks on a state’s “right to self-governance” when it comes to gay marriage to former Gov. Judge Reeves also said the law would establish “a broad-based system by which L.G.B.T. In a footnote in his ruling on Thursday night — Judge Reeves, who was appointed by President Obama and is the second African-American federal judge in Mississippi — compared Gov. PhotoA federal judge blocked — less than an hour before it was to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday — a Mississippi law that would have given a wide range of special protections only to those who oppose same-sex marriage.

Source: New York Times July 01, 2016 06:56 UTC