US: North Carolina to drop opposition to same-sex marriage
In the wake of Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban being ruled as unconstitutional, North Carolina’s attorney general has said that prosecutors will not continue to defend his state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
After a ruling by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in regards to Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage, Attorney General Roy Cooper made an announcement that he felt North Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage was “almost sure to be overturned.”
He said: “Simply put, it’s time to stop making arguments we will lose and instead move forward, knowing that the ultimate resolution will likely come from the U.S. Supreme Court.”
The 2-1 decision came from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, which has jurisdiction over Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
