Colorado Couples Sue to Overturn State’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Nine gay couples sued to overturn a Colorado ban on same-sex marriages, adding to a surge of litigation across the U.S. challenging such laws as violations of due-process and equal-protection rights.

 

“Colorado’s refusal to allow same-sex couples to marry within the state, as well as its refusal to recognize the validity of out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples violates multiple guarantees of the United States Constitution,” the couples said, according to a copy of the complaint provided by Bob Weiss, a spokesman for one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers. The filing couldn’t be independently confirmed with the state court in Denver.