New Mexico’s supreme court to hold hearing on same-sex marriage
September 6, 2013
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The Associated Press, via the San Francisco Chronicle, has more:
The high court could issue a decision immediately after hearing arguments from lawyers in the case or it could take longer to make a ruling.
The justices asked parties in the case to submit written arguments by Sept. 23.
Unlike a district court ruling, a decision by the state Supreme Court will establish a statewide legal precedent.
New Mexico law doesn’t explicitly authorize or prohibit gay marriage. However, current and previous state attorney generals have said the law in effect bans same-sex marriage because state statutes contain a marriage license application with sections for male and female applications and other references to “husband” and “wife.”
Over the past few weeks, eight counties have begun allowing same-sex couples to marry.
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2 Comments
1. New Mexico’s GOP le&hellip | September 24, 2013 at 8:02 am
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It is now accepted in other countries. really true.