1: Sutton , who sits on the 6th U.S . Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati , penned the only recent appellate court decision to uphold state bans on same-sex marriage . 2: His opinion , issued in November , goes up against an avalanche of judicial rulings striking down such bans . 3: Avalanche of appellate rulings have struck down state bans on same-sex marriage .
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