“Little compromise in W.Va. gay marriage debate”

Lawrence Messina reports for the Associated Press: “Lawyer Jordan Lorence of the national Alliance Defense Fund, which is aiding the council’s campaign, told the interim committee that courts in nine of those states have declared such laws unconstitutional. Lorence added that three of those states — New York, Washington and neighboring Maryland — saw higher courts reverse those rulings. Three other states — Alaska, Hawaii and California last year — are among the 30 to amend their constitutions to define marriage as between a woman and a man.”