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Florida Gay Marriage Ban Declared Unconstitutional In Fourth Ruling

Florida Gay Marriage Ban Declared Unconstitutional In Fourth Ruling
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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, Corbin Aoyagi, a supporter of gay marriage, waves a rainbow flag during a rally at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. More than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples who married in Utah after the state same-sex marriage ban was overturned could get benefits in late July 2014 following a favorable ruling from a federal appeals court. On Friday, July 11, 2014, the 10th Circuit denied Utahâs request for an indefinite delay. Instead, justices gave them only until July 21 to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, Corbin Aoyagi, a supporter of gay marriage, waves a rainbow flag during a rally at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. More than 1,000 gay and lesbian couples who married in Utah after the state same-sex marriage ban was overturned could get benefits in late July 2014 following a favorable ruling from a federal appeals court. On Friday, July 11, 2014, the 10th Circuit denied Utahâs request for an indefinite delay. Instead, justices gave them only until July 21 to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

TAMPA, Fla., Aug 5 (Reuters) - A south Florida judge on Tuesday became the fourth in recent weeks to strike down the state's same-sex marriage ban, in a case involving the estate of a gay man who owned property in Florida.

Frank Bangor, who lived in Pennsylvania before his death in March, left his estate to the man that he married in Delaware. This included property in south Florida's Palm Beach County.

In finding the same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional, Circuit Court Judge Diana Lewis limited her ruling to the specific circumstances involved in the probate case.

The ruling did not include an order for Palm Beach County officials to begin issuing marriage licenses, according to Equality Florida, a gay rights advocacy organization.

Since late June, three other state court rulings have also rejected the same-sex marriage prohibition approved by Florida voters in 2008. Those cases have been stayed pending appeals. (Reporting by Letitia Stein; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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