Family Law

CT Becomes Third State With Full Marriage Equality

HARTFORD—The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples have the right to marry. In the 4-3 ruling, the Court concluded that civil unions does not provide true equality and its imposition imposes a "cognizable harm" on same-sex couples.

The state becomes the third to recognize full marriage equality, after Massachusetts and California. Like California, the Court found that, under the Connecticut Constitution, sexual orientation is a suspect class, thereby holding that laws concerning sexual orientation must withstand a heightened level of scrutiny to be found constitutional. The majority held that the marriage laws did not pass that level of scrutiny.

The Court's decision is found here.

Full post as published by NJ Domestic Partnership on October 10, 2008 (boomark / email).