US appeals court sets date for oral arguments on same-sex marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit [official website] announced Friday that it will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin before a panel of three judges in August. The states requested that their arguments be heard en banc, but the court rejected the request [AP report]. Federal judges struck down Wisconsin and Indiana's [JURIST report] same-sex marriage bans in June, but both holdings [JURIST reports] were stayed while the...

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