ACLJ: Mass Decision on Same-Sex Marriage Disappointing and Underscores Need to Take Legal and Legislative Action to Protect Marriage.News Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2004 The American Center The American Center is a high-rise tower in Southfield, Michigan. It was built in 1975 and stands at 26 floors, with one basement floor, for a total of 27. The building's main use is that of a typical office tower. It also includes a parking garage and retail spaces. for Law and Justice, a public interest law firm specializing in constitutional law, said today's decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The SJC has the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Western Hemisphere. re-affirming its earlier decision that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry is disappointing and underscores the need to do whatever is necessary in the legal and legislative arenas to protect the sanctity of marriage as an institution between one man and one woman. "The decision is disappointing, but not surprising," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ ACLJ American Center for Law and Justice ACLJ Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Washington, DC) . "The ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl of what is happening in Massachusetts will not only affect that state, but will have reverberations throughout the country. The decision puts the issue of same-sex marriage Noun 1. same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated" couple, twosome, duet, duo - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable back on the radar screen of the American public and is certain to create additional constitutional questions about marriage - questions that will ultimately end up at the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision today underscores the need to do whatever is necessary in both the legal and legislative arenas - including pursuing a constitutional amendment - to protect marriage, which is a sacred institution between one man and one woman." The American Center for Law and Justice is based in Washington, D.C. and its website address is www.aclj.org. |
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