Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Federal lawsuit renewed against Oklahoma's constitutional ban of same-sex marriage

08/11/09 Gay Marriage Watch / The Journal Record:

Two lesbian couples have renewed their federal lawsuit against Oklahoma's constitutional ban of same-sex marriage (Okla. Const. art. 2, § 35), and against the federal DOMA. The case is Bishop v. Oklahoma (Okla. N. Dist. Case No. 4:04-cv-00848). On June 5th, the U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed the part of the case that concerned the challenge to the state constitutional ban. The Court ruled that because plaintiffs named state officials not causally related to their alleged injuries, they lacked standing to sue. In their amended complaint, filed yesterday, the Journal Record reports that "[t]heir latest filing changes some aspects of the case, including which government officials are named as defendants."

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