COLUMBUS (Chris Vanocur/Sean Rowe) -- A federal judge in Ohio has announced he'll issue a ruling striking down the state's ban on gay marriage, the AP reports:
Judge Timothy Black made the statement Friday following final arguments in a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the marriage ban. He says he'll issue the ruling April 14 prohibiting Ohio officials from enforcing the ban, which he says violates constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. Black's ruling will not mean Ohio has to allow couples to marry in the state. Attorneys for the state had argued that it's Ohio's sole province to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
Black announced his ruling ahead of time to give the state to prepare an instant appeal.
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