Summary
Even as the Washington state Supreme Court upheld the state ban on same-sex marriage by a 5-4 ruling last year, three justices in that majority encouraged the Legislature to reconsider the ban on same-sex couples. In other words, legalizing domestic partnerships should be considered by the lawmakers.
That's exactly what legislators did this year, and the result was a law that takes effect today, allowing same-sex couples many rights and benefits that married heterosexual couples enjoy.See the full content of this document
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In Our View: Fairness Takes Hold
Two years ago The Columbian endorsed legalizing same-sex marriage, but because the Supreme Court ruled against the concept ...
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