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Polis Statement on Adams County Court Invalidating Colorado Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Statement

Date: July 9, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Marriage Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Representative Jared Polis (CO-02) today made the following statement after Adams County District Court Judge C. Scott Crabtree declared Colorado's ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional:

"I am thrilled that Judge Crabtree has recognized that the Colorado ban on same sex marriage is a violation of due process and equal protection guarantees under the Fourteenth Amendment. More than that, he has recognized, as many of his peers across the country have, that marriage should be an institution of love and commitment, not prohibition and discrimination. I look forward to his ruling being upheld by the higher courts, and am confident marriage equality in Colorado is within sight."


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