The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit today to challenge that state's ban on same-sex marriage on the grounds that it violates same-sex couples their right to equal protection under the law, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. "'Lesbians and gay men in Wisconsin are denied the freedom afforded to different-sex couples in this state to have their loving, committed relationships recognized through marriage,'" the parties' complaint argues.
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