NM Supreme Court affirms same-sex marriage rights
Source: Albuquerque Journal
The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of same-sex couples, granting them all the same rights of marriage enjoyed by heterosexual couples.
The courts 31-page opinion states, in part, that: All rights, protections, and responsibilities that result from the marital relationship shall apply equally to both same-gender and opposite-gender married couples.
Read more: http://www.abqjournal.com/323346/abqnewsseeker/nm-supreme-court-affirms-same-sex-marriage-right.html
Ryano42
(1,577 posts)Woo Hoo!
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Now please come visit Santa Fe and have your weddings and parties!
duhneece
(4,113 posts)Discover Cloudcroft and pine trees, snow the next day and you'll be climbing several thousand feet with 20 miles or so.
Bryce Butler
(338 posts)34% of the states now accept same-sex marriage, with more to come.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,321 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico's highest court has legalized same-sex marriage, declaring it is unconstitutional to deny a marriage license to gay and lesbian couples.
The state Supreme Court issued its ruling Thursday. New Mexico joins 16 states and the District of Columbia in allowing gay marriage.
Eight of the state's 33 counties have started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples since August, when a county clerk in southern New Mexico independently decided to allow the unions.
County officials asked the high court to clarify the law and establish a uniform state policy on gay marriage.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/12/19/3827847/same-sex-marriage-ruled-legal.html#storylink=cpy