Lawsuits all the rage in Illionois for marriage equality
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Lambda Legal and the ACLU have joined forces this afternoon to file lawsuits against the state of Illinois in attempt to gain marriage rights for 25 same-sex couples who say barring them from marriage in their home-state is a clear violation of Illinois’s guarantee of ‘equal protection and treatment’ clause in their ‘constitution’.
Jim Darby and Patrick Kova were two of the first same-sex couples to initiate the lawsuits against the state, and say they have no intentions of backing off until their rights to marry are granted.
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