SPLC files suit challenging Alabama's laws on same-sex marriage
Source: Montgomery Advertiser
The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a lawsuit challenging Alabama laws that refuse to recognize same-sex marriages on behalf of a Montgomery man whose husband was killed in a car crash.
The suit seeks to overturn the state’s Marriage Protection Act and the Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, which ban the recognition of same-sex marriages from other states.
It also seeks to allow Hard to receive proceeds from a wrongful death lawsuit involving his husband, David Fancher, and to issue a new death certificate showing Hard as Fancher’s surviving spouse.
The suit claims that the laws violate the constitutional principles of due process and equal protection.
Read more: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20140213/NEWS/140213022/SPLC-files-suit-challenging-Alabama-s-laws-same-sex-marriage
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