ADF, Stand4MarriageDC appeal decision to redefine marriage without voter approval

ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
February 8, 2010 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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ADF, Stand4MarriageDC appeal decision

to redefine marriage without voter approval

Board of Elections shuts out vote on marriage redefinition law
passed by DC Council

WASHINGTON — Alliance Defense Fund and Stand4MarriageDC attorneys have appealed an opinion and order issued by the District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics last week that denied the district’s voters the right to vote on a marriage redefinition law passed by the D.C. Council.  In addition to the appeal, ADF attorneys filed a motion Friday to keep the proposed law from going into effect in March.

Case Name:  Jackson v. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics

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