Papers Filed In Court Dealing With Marriage Amendment
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Lawyers in a lawsuit over a proposed
constitutional ban of gay marriage are arguing in court filings
over the legal definition of the term "marital status."
The Arkansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union
brought the lawsuit, which argues that the Arkansas Marriage
Amendment is too vague and should be removed from the November
second ballot.
Supporters of the amendment say it is clearly written and that
the ACLU seeks to deny voters a chance to vote on the amendment.
The proposal would limit marriage to a union of one man and one
woman.
In legal briefs filed Monday, the ACLU said the language is
misleading because it uses the term marital status to mean
marriage, when most interpret it to mean whether or not an
individual is married.
