Minnesota Law School Faculty Speak Out Against Gay Marriage Ban

by Brandon Miller · 2011-05-06 12:59:00 UTC
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The proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage advanced last week in Minnesota, clearing a Senate judiciary committee. The bill is also in front of the State House. Recognizing the inequality and injustice at hand here, a collection of law professors in the state have now gotten together to urge legislators to vote against the ban.

Sixty three professors have signed a letter targeted to lawmakers, urging them to vote no on the discriminatory ban. Minnesota already has a state law that bans same-sex marriage, though some argue that law is vulnerable. If lawmakers approve the ban, the definition of marriage will up for a public vote in 2012.

“The proposed amendment would set in constitutional cement the existing hardships on thousands of families,including children, that many in the legal profession serve,” the group of lawyers wrote in the letter. “Attorneys practicing in such diverse areas as family law, estate planning, real estate, tax, and beyond represent people across Minnesota who confront complex legal challenges because they are currently unable to enter a legally-recognized relationship with a same-sex partner.”

All of the signatories are current or former law school faculty of the University of Minnesota. If you are like these lawyers and would like to send a message to state lawmakers, sign our State and House petitions here and here.

Photo Credit: University of Minnesota

Brandon Miller is a freelance writer and editor from Toronto, Ontario.

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