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Michigan Supreme Court rules against same-sex partner benefits

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] The Michigan Supreme Court ruled [PDF text] Wednesday that governments and universities may not provide health benefits for same-sex partners of their employees. The 5-2 ruling interpreted a 2004 state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage [text] to mean that same-sex couples are to be denied any of the benefits of marriage as well. The suit [background materials] involved

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on May 08, 2008 (boomark / email).

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