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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com December 13, 2010
Minn. Judge Considers Marriage Equality
By Advocate.com Editors
Minnesota's state solicitor general pulled out all the stops Friday to
convince district court judge Mary Steenson DuFresne to dismiss a legal
challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
Three same-sex couples are suing the state over the marriage equality ban,
saying the law violates their rights to due process, equal protection, and
freedom of conscience and association under the state constitution.
Solicitor general Alan Gilbert repeatedly highlighted a 1971 Minnesota
supreme court ruling that made the state the first in the nation to
explicitly outlaw gay marriage. "In that case, the court found that the
state didn't deprive a male couple of equal protection or of liberty or
property without due process [by not allowing same-sex unions]," reports the
Star-Tribune newspaper.
DuFresne heard arguments for an hour but didn't specify when she would rule
on whether the case can go forward. |
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