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Wisconsin same-sex marriage decision sets stage for change

By Torrey Hullum

[Katie Belanger, Fair Wisconsin]: "On Wednesday, June 30, 2010, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the 2006 state constitutional amendment banning marriage equality and civil unions in the McConkey v. J.B. Van Hollen et al. decision. In this case, William McConkey challenged the validity of the amendment, stating that it violates the single subject requirement for all constitutional amendments by addressing both marriage and civil unions. This decision was not about public policy, but rather about legal procedure. In the unanimous decision, liberal and conservative alike agreed that the amendment did not violate the single subject rule. Our highly politicized Supreme Court had the opportunity to use this case to make

Full post as published by JURIST - Hotline on July 09, 2010 (boomark / email).