Oregon Won't Defend Gay-Marriage Ban in Lawsuit
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Source: Associated Press
OREGON WON'T DEFEND GAY-MARRIAGE BAN IN LAWSUIT
By NIGEL DUARA and JONATHAN J. COOPER
— Feb. 21, 2014 2:59 AM EST
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — On March 12, 2004, the state of Oregon had a problem. Its most populous county was handing out marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and the state was unsure whether those actions were on solid legal footing.
Ted Kulongoski, then the governor, asked his attorney general if state agencies should treat same-sex marriages as legal, until the state Supreme Court makes a decision,
"Existing Oregon statutes limit the grant of marriage licenses to one man and one woman," then-Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers wrote.
That November, 57 percent of Oregon voters agreed to a gay marriage ban. Then the Supreme Court voided the marriage licenses already issued. And federal law still banned the recognition of same-sex couples.
Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/oregon-wont-defend-gay-marriage-ban-lawsuit-0
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