Written by Wisconsin Gazette
Wednesday, 26 March 2014 06:21
A federal judge this week denied a motion by the state of Wisconsin to stay the ACLU case challenging the constitutionality of the state's ban on same-sex marriages.
U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb in Madison on March 24 denied the motion for a stay, finding that a delay in the case would serve no purpose.
The state — as the defendant in the lawsuit — had asked the federal court to stay the case until the Wisconsin Supreme Court issues a ruling in a dispute over the state's domestic partner registry, which provides same-sex couples some limited marriage-like benefits.