Andersen v. King County
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andersen-v-king-county-279-4373825
title:
Andersen v. King County
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Andersen v. King County, 138 P.3d 963, formerly Andersen v. Sims, is a Washington Supreme Court case in which eight lesbian and gay couples sued King County and the state of Washington for denying them marriage licenses under the state's 1998 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage as between a man and a woman. The court ruled that banning same-sex marriage is constitutional since the legislature could reasonably believe it furthers the government's interest in promoting procreati
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Washington Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andersen_v._King_County
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2024-01-08T03:58:51Z
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