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6 gay couples sue to overturn Fla. marriage ban
Source: Pioneer Press/Twin Cities.com
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on behalf of the couples by Equality Florida Institute Inc. The lawsuit claims Florida's gay marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantees of equal protection and due process.
Florida voters enshrined a ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution in 2008. Attorneys for the gay couples say that they believe public opinion is different now and that judges are increasingly concluding the laws are unconstitutional.
Read more: http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_24956538/6-gay-couples-sue-overturn-fla-marriage-ban
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