Same-Sex Marriage Litigation Developments in PA, Ohio

The Associated Press reports two developments regarding same-sex marriage litigation in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

One, a lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania state court to challenge the constitutionality of the ban on same-sex marriage under the state constitution. A federal lawsuit has already been filed. The litigants were issued marriage licenses in Montgomery County, Pa., after PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane rejected the legality of the ban and said her office would not defend it.

Two, a lawsuit in Ohio seeking for out-of-state marriages to be recognized on death certificates has been expanded to all similary situated couples. Despite a ban on same-sex marriages in Ohio, a judge has ruled in favor of two couples on the principle that Ohio recognizes all valid marriages from other states for ministerial acts like the issuance of death certificates. Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/09/25/4341472/apnewsbreak-gay-marr...