Ann Arbor Joins Amicus Brief on Same-Sex Marriage
The Ann Arbor city council has approved a resolution that authorizes adding the city of Ann Arbor to a list of municipalities supporting an amicus brief in connection with the Deboer et al v Richard Snyder, et al case, which now is now being heard before the the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.
Federal judge Bernard Friedman ruled earlier this year, on March 21, 2014, that Article I, Section 25 of the Michigan Constitution – which limits the benefits of marriage to unions between one man and one woman – did not advance any legitimate state interest. So the ruling had the effect of making same-sex marriages legal in Michigan. The Ann Arbor city council’s action at its May 19, 2014 meeting … [Full Story]