State of Minnesota tries to dismiss gay marriage lawsuit
By Andy Birkey |
12.15.10 | 3:16 pm
A district court judge heard oral arguments from the State of Minnesota on Friday urging the court to dismiss a lawsuit by three couples who are suing for the right to marry. Solicitor General Alan Gilbert argued that because the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected same-sex marriage in 1971, that the matter is already decided and the case should be dropped. Same-sex marriage supporters have argued that cultural and political shifts since the early 1970s have made the issue once again relevant for the state’s court system.
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was questioned on Wednesday about marriage case law in Minnesota. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, pressed Sotomayor about same-sex marriage precedent — without actually mentioning gays or…
