Religion & Law

The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage.  The majority opinion is here.  From the introduction:

We . . . conclude that (1) our state scheme discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, (2) for the same reasons that classifications predicated on gender are considered quasi-suspect for purposes of the equal protection provisions of the United States constitution, sexual orientation constitutes a quasi-suspect classification for purposes of the equal protection provisions of the state constitution, and, therefore, our statutes discriminating against gay persons are subject to heightened or intermediate judicial scrutiny, and (3) the state has failed to provide sufficient justification for excluding same sex couples from the institution of marriage.

I would file this under "rulings that Senator Obama wishes could have waited until mid-November."