Texas Supreme Court allows judges to refuse performing same sex marriages

Texas Supreme Court allows judges to refuse performing same sex marriages

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Texas judges and justices of the peace, who are legally allowed to perform wedding ceremonies, now will not face punishment if they refuse to perform a ceremony on the basis of a "sincerely held religious belief," according to a new interpretation of the Judicial Code of Conduct issued by the Texas Supreme Court. The state's highest court issued the new comment in the judicial code of conduct on Oct. 24. It reads, "It is not …

Texas Supreme Court Allows Judges To Refuse Officiating Same-Sex Weddings

The clarification settles controversy over the interpretation of state judicial law. The post Texas Supreme Court Allows Judges To Refuse Officiating Same-Sex Weddings appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

Red State Judges No Longer Required to Marry Same-Sex Couples

Marriage equality is collapsing across this country, even without the Supreme Court’s help.

Texas judges can refuse to perform same-sex marriages for religious reasons

The change to the judicial code states that judges can “refrain from performing a wedding ceremony based upon a sincerely held religious belief.”

Texas Supreme Court rules judges can now refuse to perform same-sex marriages

In a major blow to LGBTQIA+ rights, Texas’ Supreme Court has ruled that judges can refuse to marry same-sex couples. On 24 October, the state’s highest court issued an order adopting comment to Canon 4 of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct, which focuses on the “judge’s extra-judicial activities to minimise the risk of conflict with judicial obligations.” According to the newly implemented comment, effective immediately, judges who “publicly ref…

Texas judges can now refuse same-sex weddings based on religious beliefs

The order, issued by the Texas Supreme Court Friday, says state judges may "publicly refrain from performing a wedding ceremony" based on religious grounds.