Wisconsin Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down!

It's late Friday afternoon in 2014, which means another state just found it's gay marriage ban struck down. This week belongs to nearby Wisconsin!:

A federal judge has ruled that Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

Wisconsin's voters passed a constitutional ban against same-sex marriages in 2006, but the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Mayer Brown filed a lawsuit on behalf of eight Wisconsin couples challenging the ban.

Part of Friday's ruling reads:

"It is DECLARED that art. XIII, § 13 of the Wisconsin Constitution violates plaintiffs' fundamental right to marry and their right to equal protection of laws under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constiution."

It's unclear if there will be a stay on gay marriages yet. My guess is that there will be a flurry of same-sex marriages before they ultimately get shut down.

Updated: And the same-sex marriages have begun! Clerks in Madison and Milwaukee, WI, have begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.