Julia Swain was featured in The Legal Intelligencer
article, "PA Supporters Cautiously Optimistic About Same-Sex
Marriage Ruling." Full text can be found in the May 20, 2014,
issue, but a synopsis is noted below.
U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III of the Middle District of
Pennsylvania has overturned the state's ban on same-sex
marriage.
Julia Swain said she expects the state will appeal the decision,
but noted that Jones' opinion was clear that same-sex couples
can immediately marry in Pennsylvania and that the state must
recognize the marriages of same-sex couples who wed
out-of-state.
Swain said she would advise clients that they can get married, but
with the understanding that the final word on the state's
same-sex marriage ban may not come for at least another year.
It was a historic day for Pennsylvania, said Swain, who lauded
Jones' opinion for its "elegant simplicity."
"It's a very straightforward, simply written decision but
it will have a dramatic impact," she said, noting that
Jones' opinion is "very strong in its legal conclusions
and the legal bases he relies on for his conclusions."
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