CINCINNATI (AP) — Civil rights attorneys have filed a
lawsuit seeking to strike down Ohio’s gay marriage ban and allow
same-sex couples to marry in the state.
The lawsuit was filed
Wednesday in federal court in Cincinnati on behalf of six gay Ohio
couples who say they’re in love and want to get married.
Attorney
General Mike DeWine has said he will continue to defend the gay marriage
ban, passed overwhelmingly by Ohio voters in 2004.
The same law
firm that filed Wednesday’s lawsuit filed a February lawsuit that led a
judge to order Ohio to recognize out-of-state same sex marriages.
That April 14 order stopped short of forcing Ohio to allow gay couples to wed in the state.
The order is on hold pending DeWine’s forthcoming appeal.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Civil rights attorneys have filed a
lawsuit seeking to strike down Ohio’s gay marriage ban and allow
same-sex couples to marry in the state.
The lawsuit was filed
Wednesday in federal court in Cincinnati on behalf of six gay Ohio
couples who say they’re in love and want to get married.
Attorney
General Mike DeWine has said he will continue to defend the gay marriage
ban, passed overwhelmingly by Ohio voters in 2004.
The same law
firm that filed Wednesday’s lawsuit filed a February lawsuit that led a
judge to order Ohio to recognize out-of-state same sex marriages.
That April 14 order stopped short of forcing Ohio to allow gay couples to wed in the state.
The order is on hold pending DeWine’s forthcoming appeal.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.