DC Judge Turns Down Lawsuit to Stop Gay Marriage Law

A D.C. Superior Court judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to delay the implementation of a law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in jurisdictions outside the District and rejected efforts to bring the issue before voters. The lawsuit was an attempt to salvage a referendum drive that would have put the question of same-sex marriage on the ballot. Judge Judith E. Retchin said the Board of Elections and Ethics correctly concluded that the proposed referendum would violate the District's Human Rights Act. The judge also said the plaintiffs failed to meet the standards required for an injunction to delay the law's effective date. Full Story from the Washington Times

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