US Judge Overturns Penn. Gay Marriage Ban

A U.S. federal judge has overturned the state of Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage. Tuesday's decision makes same-sex marriage legal throughout the U.S. northeast, a region that tends to lean liberal. Pennsylvania is now the 19th U.S. state to allow gay marriage, along with the District of Columbia. The northwestern state of Oregon became number 18 Monday when a federal judge struck down its voter-approved gay marriage ban. Judges have been toppling these state bans across...

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