A plaintiff calls the ruling an `` awesome first step , '' noting an appeal is coming . Judge : 'I'm not going to hear that argument because it's a waste of time and money for me to do so. ` And now ... reading that decision , it really was the first time I realized that , yeah , I can . '' Texas governor calls ruling a case of federal courts impeding on state rights . This is the latest court ruling overturning laws forbidding gay and lesbians from legal wedlock .
A plaintiff calls the ruling an `` awesome first step , '' noting an appeal is coming . Judge : 'I'm not going to hear that argument because it's a waste of time and money for me to do so. Texas governor calls ruling a case of federal courts impeding on state rights . This is the latest court ruling overturning laws forbidding gay and lesbians from legal wedlock .