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There are really no arguments left to be made.

N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper, who will no longer defend his state's gay marriage ban after the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Virginia's ban unconstitutional on Monday.

N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper, who will no longer defend his state's gay marriage ban after the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Virginia's ban unconstitutional on Monday.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.