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Connecticut Legalizes Gay Marriage
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled today to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage. The 4-3 decision makes Connecticut the third state to legalize same-sex unions.
In his majority opinion, Justice Richard N. Palmer wrote that the court found that the "segregation of heterosexual and homosexual couples into separate institutions constitutes a cognizable harm," in light of "the history of pernicious discrimination faced by gay men and lesbians, and because the institution of marriage carries with it a status and significance that the newly created classification of civil unions does not embody."
The court also found that "the state had failed to provide sufficient justification for excluding same-sex couples from the institution of marriage."
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