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| Region | Mississippi |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Aug 24, 1996 |
| End Date | Jun 25, 2015 |
| Description | In 1996, the Mississippi governor issued an executive order to ban same sex marriage. The state then furthered this by passing a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in November of 2004. The amendment was ruled unconstitutional in November 2014 by a district court judge, and then the fifth circuit court of appeals affirmed this, staying enforcement until appeal. |
| Sources | http://www.cbsnews.com/news/11-states-ban-same-sex-marriage/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/mississippis-same-sex-marriage-ban-is-unconstitutional-feder http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/24/us/mississippi-governor-bans-same-sex-marriage.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111229235751/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/30/politics/main646662.shtml |
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edited by jadeywadey. improved sources and desc to consolidate entries
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| Start Date | Nov 4, 2004 | Aug 24, 1996 |
| Description | The state passed a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriage. | In 1996, the Mississippi governor issued an executive order to ban same sex marriage. The state then furthered this by passing a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in November of 2004. The amendment was ruled unconstitutional in November 2014 by a district court judge, and then the fifth circuit court of appeals affirmed this, staying enforcement until appeal. |
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| Sources | http://www.cbsnews.com/news/11-states-ban-same-sex-marriage/ | http://www.cbsnews.com/news/11-states-ban-same-sex-marriage/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/mississippis-same-sex-marriage-ban-is-unconstitutional-feder http://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/24/us/mississippi-governor-bans-same-sex-marriage.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111229235751/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/30/politics/main646662.shtml |
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edited by jadeywadey. fixed a minor date clash
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| End Date | Jun 26, 2015 | Jun 25, 2015 |