yay, virginia!

the federal district judge declared virginia's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional --- he referenced scalia's dissent in the doma decision, too, which must drive the old bastard crazy ---- he also had some good language of his own:

Our [declaration of independence] declares that 'all men' are created equal. Surely this means all of us," wrote Wright Allen, an Eastern District of Virginia judge in Norfolk. "While ever vigilant for the wisdom that can come from the voices of our voting public, our courts have never long tolerated the perpetuation of laws rooted in unlawful prejudice. One of the judiciary's noblest endeavors is to scrutinize law that emerge from such roots."