NEW : Federal judge rules same-sex marriage is legal in Wyoming . ( CNN ) -- The ruling was made by U.S. District Judge David Nuffer on Thursday after a federal appeals court ruled that the state must recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere. Alaska , Wyoming would become the 30th and 31st states to allow same-sex marriage .
NEW : Federal judge rules same-sex marriage is legal in Wyoming . The ruling was made by U.S. District Judge David Nuffer on Thursday after a federal appeals court ruled that the state must recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere. Alaska , Wyoming would become the 30th and 31st states to allow same-sex marriage .