Couples challenge Colorado same-sex marriage ban

[JURIST] Nine same-sex couples on Wednesday filed suit in a state court in Denver, Colorado challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The couples argued that the ban violates their constitutional rights of equal protection and due process. Amendment 43 [text, PDF] of Colorado's state constitution, passed by voters in 2006, defines marriage as being "only a union between one man and one woman." Although the state legislature did pass a law last year which allows for same-sex civil unions,...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/02/lawsuit-challenges-colorado-same-sex-marriage-ban.php

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