Appeals court rules Wisconsin and Indiana marriage bans unconstitutional

A three-judge appeals court panel has rules that both Wisconsin's and Indiana's bans on marriage equality unconstitutional today.

WISN in Milwaukee has the breaking story:

The Wisconsin and Indiana cases shifted to Chicago after their attorneys general appealed separate lower court rulings in June tossing the bans. The 7th Circuit stayed those rulings pending its own decision.

During oral arguments in August, one judge appointed by a Republican likened same-sex marriage bans to laws once barring interracial marriage. Judge Richard Posner said they derived from "hate ... and savage discrimination" of gays.