 More than a year after same-sex marriage began in Florida, Judge Hinkle issued a ruling that declared Florida's voter-approved amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage unconstitutional.On March 31, 2016, Judge Hinkle of the Northern District Court issued a final injunction order in the "Brenner" case, affirming the unconstitutionality of the now defunct constitutional and statutory bans on same-sex marriage in the state and clarifying the state Government's requirement to treat same-sex couples equal in all aspects of Florida law.Judge Hinkle rejected the state's argument that summary judgment would be moot on the basis that the state Government had shown little, if any, inclination to accept and follow the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in "Obergefell v. Hodges", which was decided in June 2015.