A decade after Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage, its chief law enforcement officer called on the US Supreme Court to strike down a California ban on same-sex marriage, declaring that it relegates gays and lesbians to “second-class status.”
In a brief joined by a dozen states, Martha Coakley, the state’s attorney general, wrote that the California ban violates equal protection rights in “clear conflict with our Constitution.”
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Coakley has been a longtime champion and advocate for LGBT civil rights. We fortunate to have such a progressive AG in the Commonwealth. Thank you, Martha!