Las Vegas World News
  • Home
    • About us
    • Authors
    • Opinions
  • Vegas News
    • Las Vegas News
    • Local news
    • Crime
    • General News
    • Domestic violence
  • Top Stories
    • Headlines
    • Top Stories
    • General News
    • Unbelievable News
  • Con Artists
    • Simon Gann
    • Jordan Gann
  • Missing Persons
    • Missing persons presumed dead
    • Missing persons found safe
    • Missing persons found dead
  • Tips and How to’s
    • Safety Tips
    • Health Tips
    • Women’s safety
    • Internet safety
    • Preventing bedbugs
    • Craigslist safety
    • Cruise ship safety
  • Interesting
    • Bad Priests
    • Bad teachers
    • Cold Cases
    • Vegas Du Pont murder case
    • Sharee Miller
    • Human Trafficking
    • Female Murderers
    • Green Beret Doc.
  • Animal news
    • Animal Rights
    • Animal Abuse
    • CJ the Chimp update
  • Shop
← 14 Coronado High School students test positive for latent tuberculosis
Patient dumping becoming more widespread →

Nevada supporting gay marriage by not opposing it

By Chellie Cervone - Posted: Feb 10, 2014 at 9:07 pm
Marriage Day

(Photo credit: Fikra)

 

Nevada supporting gay marriage by withdrawing arguments defending traditional marriage

CARSON CITY, Nev. — In a landmark move that can eventually pave the way for gay marriage to be recognized in the state of the Nevada, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Mastro has announced that the state will not defend the ban on gay marriage.

In a statement, she said,

After thoughtful review and analysis, the state has determined that its arguments grounded upon equal protection and due process are no longer sustainable.

Jobs from Indeed
jobs by Indeed

The state has a pending case in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and is seeking to withdraw their legal arguments that were originally submitted for the appeal.

Gov. Brian Sandoval says that he is in agreement with the decision not to defend traditional marriage saying that the matter would not be able to be defensible in court.

There are still a number of legal hoops to jump through and the matter could be voted on in 2016.

Proponents of gay marriage were elated to hear that the state of Nevada does not intend to defend their initial argument for traditional marriage.

Nevada supporting gay marriage after AG announcement

Even though Nevada lawmakers are not yet shouting out their support for gay marriage, their actions are a clear indication of their understanding of a changing value and legal system.

Part of the reason for Nevada’s decision is certainly linked to Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department would issue a policy memo granting gay couples the ability to file jointly for bankruptcy and guaranteeing that married same sex partners would not be forced to testify against each other in trial, even if their marriages are not recognized in the state where the couple lives

The eventual approval of gay marriage, be in or 2016 or later, will also serve to boost tourism since Nevada, Las Vegas in particular, is a popular tourist destination and long considered the marriage capital of the world.

Nevada supports gay marriage by not opposing it.

Related articles
  • Nevada officials won’t defend gay marriage ban
  • Nevada Drops Gay Marriage Opposition
  • Nevada Attorney General Reverses, Seeks to Withdraw State’s Defense of Gay Marriage Ban
  • Nevada Drops Court Defense Of Marriage Ban
  • Nevada AG ends fight to uphold gay marriage ban
Email, RSS Follow
Email

Las Vegas News | Las Vegas World News More >>

  • Mark Nemcek was arrested in Las Vegas for luring children online.
    Mark Nemcek scheduled to stand trial for luring children
  • Nevada immigrants receive even more benefits in 2014
    Nevada immigrants can now obtain driver authorization cards in Nevada
  • Is Obamacare bad for Nevada
    Nevada Health Exchange plagued by problems and low sign ups
gay marriage , gay marriage nevada , Nevada gay marriage , Pahrump , same-sex marriage

Follow us & stay in touch!

RSS Icon LinkedIn Icon Facebook Icon Twitter Icon Google+ Icon
The server indicates that the URL has been redirected. Try using the Curl download option on the Syndicate Press Admin Panel Cache tab. After updating the settings, be sure to clear the input and output caches, then reload this page.

Latest Las Vegas News

Failed to get content from 'http://www.fox5vegas.com/category/210851/app-news?clienttype=rss'Failed to get content from 'http://www.lvrj.com/news.rss'
The server indicates that the URL has been redirected. Try using the Curl download option on the Syndicate Press Admin Panel Cache tab. After updating the settings, be sure to clear the input and output caches, then reload this page.

Top Stories

Biden had ordered it to be shot down earlier this week. It traveled across the US before it was shot down off the East Coast.

No timestamp info...

Biden: President compliments aviators who downed balloon

No timestamp info...

FAA: Airport ground stops were issued before shooting balloon

Saturday February 4th,

President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration would handle a suspected Chinese spy balloon traversing the eastern United States.

Failed to get content from 'http://feeds.abcnews.com/abcnews/topstories'Failed to get content from 'http://hosted2.ap.org/atom/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305'

Las Vegas Local News Channels

  • My News 3
  • Fox 5 News
  • 8 News Now
  • 13 Action News

Our Sister sites

  • Chellies World
  • Celebrity Feast
  • Las Vegas World Info
  • Las Vegas Casino Directory
  • Laughlin Casino Directory

Explore more content

Help Chellie out!

Buy Chellie some coffeeLike what you see? Then please show some love and help a blogger out and keep Las Vegas World News alive with your coffee cup donation :)

Pages

  • About us
  • Advertise
  • Archives
  • Chellies Las Vegas World News Store
  • Contact Us
  • Copyright Information
  • Disclosure Policy
  • Privacy

More Las Vegas

Celebrity Feast - Dishing up Celebrity Gossip - Chellie Style!

Las Vegas Casino Listings - Complete Las Vegas listings & Info.

Chellie's World - Great Las Vegas Information. Find out information about Las Vegas hotels, casinos and casino gambling.

Casino Jobs. Free resources. Chellie's Job Board

AdChoices

RSS feeds

  • Subscribe to All Topics
  • Subscribe to Comments
  • Headlines
  • Las Vegas News
  • The Missing
  • Con Artists
  • Tips & How To's
© Copyright2023 Las Vegas World News