A federal district court judge dismissed a constitutional challenge to Hawaii's 1998 same-sex marriage ban, finding that such decisions should be left to the Legislature rather than the courts.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • March 3, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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Jackson v. Abercrombie (D. 2012).
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Holding: A federal district court judge dismissed a constitutional challenge to Hawaii's 1998 same-sex marriage ban, finding that such decisions should be left to the Legislature rather than the courts.
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Jackson v. Abercrombie is a LGBTQ & Religious Liberty case decided by the U.S. District Court in 2012. The court held that a federal district court judge dismissed a constitutional challenge to Hawaii's 1998 same-sex marriage ban, finding that such decisions should be left to the Legislature rather than the courts.