Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health
Supreme Court of Connecticut
957 A.2d 407 (2008)
Relevant factsFree
Eight same-sex couples (plaintiffs) sued Connecticut officials (defendants) after being denied marriage licenses. While the suit was pending, the state enacted a civil-union law providing same-sex couples all the state-law benefits of marriage except the right to marry itself, and the plaintiffs narrowed their challenge to that law. The trial court granted the defendants summary judgment, finding the plaintiffs hadn't shown a legally cognizable injury, and the plaintiffs appealed.
IssueFree
Whether Connecticut's civil-union law, which provides same-sex couples all the benefits given to opposite-sex couples under state law except the right to marry, violates equal protection under the state constitution.
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