South Dakota's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Struck Down

SCOTUSBlog's Lyle Denniston reports that South Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage was struck down today. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier applied the highest constitutional test--strict scrutiny--after finding that marriage is a fundamental right that must be open to gays and lesbians. The judge also rejected the argument that federal courts have no jurisdiction over domestic relations, Denniston further reports.