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In a Louisiana case challenging the state's same-sex marriage ban and adoption rules, the Louisiana Supreme Court turned to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared those bans unconstitutional. State Supreme Court justices declined to rule yesterday in the case of*Lafayette couple Angela Costanza and Chasity Brewer, declaring the state's appeal moot in light of the Supreme Court ruling that overturned same-sex marriage bans nationwide.

But ? much like the dissenting justices in the Supreme Court ruling ? several of state justices used the decree to criticize the Supreme Court and the "horrific impact" its ruling will have in the U.S.

Four of the five Louisiana justices concurred with the ruling and the Supreme Court, largely because they had to.? [ Read more ]

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