A federal district judge in Florida, Judge Hinkle, has clarified his favorable ruling for marriage equality. It applies statewide (as expected and predicted), and all clerks of court in Florida must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Widespread confusion ensued after an outside law firm for the county clerks association advised the clerks that Judge Hinkle's order was only binding on the Washington County Clerk.
From the clarification order:
"History records no shortage of instances when state officials defied federal court orders on issues of federal constitutional law. Happily, there are many more instances when responsible officials followed the law, like it or not. Reasonable people can debate whether the ruling in this case was correct and who it binds. There should be no debate, however, on the question whether a clerk of court may follow the ruling, even for marriage-license applicants who are not parties to this case. And a clerk who chooses not to follow the ruling should take note: the governing statutes and rules of procedure allow individuals to intervene as plaintiffs in pending actions, allow certification of plaintiff and defendant classes, allow issuance of successive preliminary injunctions, and allow successful plaintiffs to recover costs and attorney’s fees."
You can read the order at the link referenced below in the Equality Case Files tweet. A statement from AG Pam Bondi is also below.