MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Civil right advocates are telling a federal appeals court that Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban denies same-sex couples legal protections and serves no rational government purpose.
The American Civil Liberties Union made the arguments in a brief filed with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. That court is weighing whether to uphold a June ruling from U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb that found the ban is unconstitutional.
More than 500 same-sex couples married in Wisconsin in the week between Crabb’s decision and her order putting marriages on hold pending the state’s appeal.
State attorneys filed a brief last month with the court arguing there’s no fundamental right to gay marriage. The court has combined the case with a similar appeal in Indiana.
Oral arguments are scheduled for Aug. 26.
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