(Lansing, MI) – Same-sex marriages are currently legal in the United States, but there is a new push in Lansing to remove the ban on them from the Michigan constitution. Senator Jeremy Moss of Southfield says the ban has been in place for 22 years, has not been enforceable for more than the last ten years, and needs to go away. Lawmakers say the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and outlawing abortion in many states has prompted them to seek the action.
ACLU Michigan attorney Jay Kaplan says they are assuming a challenging marriage equality will reach the U.S. Supreme Court and the state needs to be prepared.
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