Alaska Civil Liberties Union v. State

Alaska and Anchorage (defendants) offered spousal health benefits only to married employees' spouses; because Alaska's constitution barred same-sex marriage, same-sex couples had no way to qualify, unlike opposite-sex couples who could simply marry to obtain the benefit. The Alaska Civil Liberties Union and affected employees (plaintiffs) sued, and the superior court applied minimum scrutiny and granted summary judgment for the defendants, finding the spousal limitation substantially related to promoting marriage.