A federal judge has just issued a ruling striking down South Dakota’s ban on same-sex marriage. The order has been stayed pending appeal.

From U.S. Judge Karen Schreier’s ruling:

In Loving, the Supreme Court addressed a traditionally accepted definition of marriage that prohibited Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving from marrying. Because Virginia’s laws deprived that couple of their fundamental right to marriage, the Court struck down those laws. Little distinguishes this case from Loving. Plaintiffs have a fundamental right to marry. South Dakota law deprives them of that right solely because they are same-sex couples and without sufficient justification.

Full ruling below:

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