In a decision released on September 28, 2011, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the Central District of California ruled that binding 9th Circuit precedent requires him to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service's refusal to recognize a same-sex marriage between a U.S. citizen and a citizen of Indonesia. Judge Wilson relied on a nearly-thirty-year-old ruling that predates positive advances in gay rights in the Supreme Court.
The plaintiffs, Lui … <Read More>