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Oregon gay marriage ban
takes effect amid protest
The state Supreme Court must now determine whether
nearly 3,000 same-sex marriage licenses are valid
BY WILLIAM MCCALL
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND — A state constitu
tional ban on gay marriage took ef
fect on Thursday as the Oregon
Supreme Court awaited final briefs
from lawyers to determine whether
nearly 3,000 marriage licenses issued
to same-sex couples are valid.
The amendment approved by voters
on Nov. 2 defines marriage as a union
between a man and woman, partly a
reaction to a Multnomah County deci
sion last March to issue marriage li
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avoid claims of discrimination prohib
ited by the Oregon Constitution.
But gay marriage opponents went
to court arguing the constitution’s au
thors clearly intended to limit mar
riage to heterosexual couples.
Multnomah County Circuit Judge
Frank Bearden halted issuance of
marriage licenses to homosexual cou
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islature. He asked lawmakers to set
tle the controversy, perhaps by
allowing the alternative of civil
unions that provide the same rights
and benefits as marriage.
But the American Civil Liberties
Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of Ba
sic Rights Oregon and nine same-sex
couples, including four who were
married after receiving licenses in
Multnomah County.
The cases were combined in an ex
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Kelly Clark, attorney for the De
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case moot,” Fidanque said.
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Clark argues the Oregon Supreme
Court lacks the authority to order the
Legislature to craft a civil union law.
While individual lawmakers, such
as state Sen. Ben Westlund, R-TUma
lo, are drawing up civil union bills,
legislative leaders are taking a wait
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Final briefs are due Tuesday and
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Massachusetts was the first state to
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