The state of Ohio was told by a federal judge Monday that it must recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states, .
The decision follows similar rulings by federal judges in other states and was not a surprise. Judge Timothy Black that he would soon issue such a ruling.
For now at least, Black's decision applies only to the four couples who brought the case. .
"The federal court has stayed the order for everyone except the 4 couples named in this suit," Ingles . The state will argue against expanding the ruling in its appeal of Black's decision.
In his ruling, Black said that "Ohio's marriage recognition is facially unconstitutional and unenforceable under any circumstances," .
In 2004, Ohio voters approved a ban on same-sex marriages in the state. , the lawsuit at the center of Judge Black's ruling "did not seek to allow same-sex partners to get married in Ohio, just the recognition of marriages from other states."
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