The plaintiff says , ` ` This case is about the rights of our children '' Federal judge : Michigan state amendment barring gay marriage is unconstitutional . Michigan is the latest state in which a federal judge has taken office . In addition to United States v. Windsor , Friedman also pointed to Loving v. Virginia -- in which the Supreme Court ruled that Virginia 's ban on interracial marriages was unconstitutional . ` Its attorney general files appeal to stay , overturn Michigan 's decision .
The plaintiff says , ` ` This case is about the rights of our children '' Federal judge : Michigan state amendment barring gay marriage is unconstitutional . Michigan is the latest state in which a federal judge has taken office . Its attorney general files appeal to stay , overturn Michigan 's decision .