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William769

(55,147 posts) Wed Jul 10, 2013, 04:20 PM Jul 2013

Federal judge sets date for fall showdown on Mich. gay marriage ban

DETROIT — A federal judge says he’ll hear arguments Oct. 1 on the legality of Michigan’s ban on gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples.

U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman set the date Wednesday in what could be a ground-breaking lawsuit filed by two Detroit-area nurses who are lesbians.

Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer and three adopted children live under one roof in Hazel Park. But Michigan law bars the women from jointly adopting each other’s kids.

At the judge’s suggestion, the lawsuit was expanded last year to also challenge a 2004 constitutional amendment that recognizes marriage in Michigan as only between a man and a woman. Rowse and DeBoer say the amendment and the adoption law violate their rights.

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/07/federal-judge-sets-date-for-fall-showdown-on-mich-gay-marriage-ban/

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One of a number of states dusty trails Jul 2013 #1

You are correct. William769 Jul 2013 #2

dusty trails

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1. One of a number of states

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Wed Jul 10, 2013, 05:10 PM

Jul 2013

I listen to progressive talk radio and Michigan is but one of a number of states that have cases expected to head toward the supreme court on same sex marriage. I believe I heard that my home state of PA is another? It makes no sense to me that a couple can be married in one state and then move to another state and not be considered married. It's just a matter of time (in my humble opinion) and not long hopefully, before same sex marriage is legal nationwide. Patch quilt laws don't make sense, but then discrimination and prejudice don't make sense to me either.

William769

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2. You are correct.

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Wed Jul 10, 2013, 05:11 PM

Jul 2013

And on your post

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