Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel has ruled that three groups opposing gay marriage cannot intervene as parties in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Zabel Tuesday ruled against Florida Family Action Inc., Florida Democratic League Inc. and People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality Inc., finding they did not have a concrete legal interest in the case because “they will not be directly and immediately affected if others enter into a same-sex marriage or are prevented from entering into a same-sex marriage.”