Judge set key Ohio gay marriage ruling exhibit

A federal judge is expected to exhibit what most return could be judgment for gay marriage in Ohio, by the order of the State, recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples in other States MI, allow same-sex marriage.

Judge Timothy Black indicated in court on April 4 that he expects Monday, rules, order Ohio outside the State gay marriages to recognize because the State violates fundamental rights against prohibition and denies a fundamental right for people to marry the person of their choice.

His judgment would allow that homosexual couples in Ohio, the same benefits as any other couple in the State, including the property rights and the right to some medical decisions for their partners. The ruling would affect directly every other State but Ohio.

Black is not expected to force, Ohio to perform homosexual marriages in the State.

The State plans to appeal black ruling, argue that Ohio has a sovereign right to ban gay marriage, have the voters overwhelmingly in 2004.

Lawyers for the State have also said that they black stop there for a stay of his ruling in the effect immediately, such as its attractiveness to if he is automatically it will not questions.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine told The Associated Press on Wednesday, he believes, is the marriage between man and woman, and that voters decided the same Ohio in 2004 when they passed nationwide gay marriage ban.

"My job as Attorney General is defending the statutes and defend Ohio's constitutional provisions," he said. "This was the voters elected to so is to do my job."

DeWine to speculate on what the outcome of the State be appealed or the future of gay marriage rights as a whole rejected.

"Each State has a lively debate and I think this is a right thing to do," he said. "I think it's pretty obvious that all these issues are resolved by the 6th Circuit, some cases go to the Supreme Court. You want to have a decision of the United States Supreme Court, and we want to accept all that."

Gay marriage is legal in 17 States and Washington, D.C. federal judge, gay marriage recently met bans in Michigan, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia, though stays have been issued pending complaints.

Similar to Ohio's expected ruling, judge in Kentucky and Tennessee ordered State officials to recognize homosexual marriages outside the State. The Kentucky decision remained appeal, while Tennessee decision applies to only three pairs.

Al Gerhard stone that Cincinnati civil rights attorney who has filed three gay marriage lawsuits in Ohio since June, said that several gay couples want to win the right to marriage in Ohio have contacted him and that he strongly, that the filing of a new claim pension contributions aim is considering striking Ohio gay marriage ban completely.

"The ultimate goal is full marriage and men," said Gerhard Stein.

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Judge: California Mistreating Mentally Ill Inmates

A federal judge ruled Thursday that California's treatment of mentally ill inmates violates constitutional safeguards against cruel and unusual punishment through excessive use of pepper spray and isolation.

U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Karlton in Sacramento gave the corrections department time to issue updated policies on the use of both methods but did not ban them.

He offered a range of options on how officials could limit the use of pepper spray and isolation units when dealing with more than 33,000 mentally ill inmates, who account for 28 percent of the 120,000 inmates in California's major prisons.

The ruling came after the public release of videotapes made by prison guards showing them throwing chemical grenades and pumping large amounts of pepper spray into the cells of mentally ill inmates, some of whom are heard screaming.

"Most of the videos were horrific," Karlton wrote in his 74-page order.

Prison officials already promised to make some changes in how much pepper spray they use and how long mentally ill inmates can be kept in isolation, but attorneys representing inmates said those changes did not go nearly far enough.

Karlton gave the state 60 days to work with his court-appointed special master to further revise its policy for using force against mentally ill inmates.

The inmates' attorneys and witnesses also told Karlton during recent hearings that the prolonged solitary confinement of mentally ill inmates frequently aggravates their condition, leading to a downward spiral.

Karlton agreed, ruling that placement of seriously mentally ill inmates in segregated housing causes serious psychological harm, including exacerbation of mental illness, inducement of psychosis, and increased risk of suicide."

His ruling is the latest development in a 24-year-old lawsuit that has prompted sweeping changes in how the state deals with the medical and mental health treatment of its inmates.

Corrections department spokeswoman Deborah Hoffman said prison officials are reviewing the order.

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