Georgia same-sex marriage ban ruling [GA SC]

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Georgia same-sex marriage ban ruling [GA SC]

Bernard Hibbitts

July 6, 2006 09:16:00 pm

Perdue v. O'Kelley, Supreme Court of Georgia, July 6, 2006 [upholding the state's ban on same-sex marriage contained in a 2004 constitutional amendment approved by referendum]. Read the full text of the ruling [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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