Homosexual Activists Sue Hawaii Over Civil Union Vote PDF  | Print |  E-mail

Three weeks after a civil unions bill was vetoed by Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, gay activists took their grievances to court.

After weeks of deliberation, the Republican governor vetoed the civil union bill, HB 444, saying the people should be the ones to decide.

Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Hawaii filed suit on behalf of six same-sex couples in the state’s First Circuit Court, claiming the state violated its own constitution, by denying same-sex couples access to all the rights and benefits of marriage.

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Source: CitizenLink (7.29.10)

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Couples sues state over civil unions - Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 7.29.10

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