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[TN Supreme] Court takes gay-marriage issue
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Mar 18, 2006 11:33am |
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| News Date | Saturday, March 18, 2006 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Tennessee Supreme Court will decide whether a proposed anti-gay marriage amendment to the Tennessee Constitution should be pulled from the November ballot.
The decision follows last month's ruling by Davidson County Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle, who ruled against the American Civil Liberties Union, clearing the way for voters to decide whether the state constitution should be amended to ban gay marriage.
Lyle was not asked to decide the merits of gay marriage, only whether voters were given legally required notice about the amendment.
The ACLU and a group of gay and lesbian plaintiffs have until April 4 to file their initial briefs to the state's highest court. The defendants, represented by the state attorney general's office and conservative groups against gay marriage, have 20 days to respond. Oral arguments are scheduled to be heard June 7.
"We're pleased to have the opportunity to present our case to the Tennessee Supreme Court," said ACLU Executive Director Hedy Weinberg.
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