Mich. Supreme Court: Domestic partner benefits barred by marriage amendment
Local governments and state universities in Michigan can’t offer health insurance to the partners of gay workers, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
The court ruled 5-2 that Michigan’s 2004 ban against gay marriage also blocks domestic-partner policies affecting gay employees at the University of Michigan and other public-sector employers.
The decision affirms a February 2007 appeals court ruling.
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The opinion: National Pride at Work, Inc. v. Governor of Michigan, No. 133429 (Mich., May 7, 2008)
Thomas More Law Center press release: Thomas More Law Center Applauds Michigan Supreme Court’s Protection of Traditional Marriage
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Proving once again the “Defense” of marriage is about hatred of gays, not protecting marriage
Benefits are fine so long as their distribution is not based on legal recognition of a relationship that undermines marriage. That is the key. It has nothing to do with hatred. It is about the definition of marriage — pure and simple.