Wednesday, March 3, 2010

DC Allows Same-Sex Marriage


The District of Columbia new law is to go in effect, as scheduled, that will allow same-sex marriage. The district joins Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Iowa in allowing same-sex couples to marry. The couples who are already listed as a 'domestic couple' will get 35$ waived, but still have to pay the 10 dollar fee for the license. They can apply for licenses Wednesday, but have to wait 3 days for them to get approved, so no marriages will take place this week. The Supreme Court refuses to overturn the law and will not stop enforcement of this new law. The Court should defer to local matters in the district, Chief Justice John Roberts says.
CNN

No comments:

Post a Comment