Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Gay Marriage Case

The Wisconsin supreme court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case that charges the 2006 referendum that banned same-sex marriage and civil unions was unconstitutional. The plaintiff, William McConkey, believes the question put to voters in Referendum 1 violated the single-subject law in article XII, section 1 of the Wisconsin constitution. The referendum stated, “Shall section 13 of article XIII of the constitution be created to provide that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state and that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state?” Full Story from The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/11/03/Wisn_Supreme_Court_Hears_Gay_Marriage_Case/

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