Final briefs filed in challenge to Pennsylvania ban on gay marriage
Final briefs filed in challenge to Pa. ban on gay marriage
May 12, 2014 11:38 PM
By Rich Lord /
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Attorneys for the state filed the final briefs Monday in a federal court case challenging Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage, putting the matter in a judge's hands.
The state's brief in the lawsuit led by Deb and Susan Whitewood of Bridgeville argued that the "plaintiffs cannot identify concrete state action by these defendants that allegedly has caused them harm.
"Instead, as they have done throughout these proceedings, plaintiffs rely primarily on speculation and conjecture with regard to harm that may occur in the future" because they aren't treated as married in Pennsylvania.
U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III of the Middle District of Pennsylvania has put no timetable on deciding the case. He had slated the matter for a June trial, but both sides decided that there were only legal questions, not factual disputes, so a trial isn't necessary.
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