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Federal appeals court says Mich. gay marriage case will follow usual track

A federal appeals court won't give special treatment to Michigan's dispute over same-sex marriage. The court says the state's appeal of a decision overturning a ban on same-sex marriage will follow the usual course.
By · Updated on May 18, 2014
Federal appeals court says Mich. gay marriage case will follow usual track

DETROIT — A federal appeals court won’t give special treatment to Michigan’s dispute over same-sex marriage.

The court says the state’s appeal of a decision overturning a ban on same-sex marriage will follow the usual course. The case will be heard by a three-judge panel, probably later this year.

Attorney General Bill Schuette wanted the full court to leapfrog the panel and take the appeal. But there’s no interest from judges at the Cincinnati-based court.

A brief order unanimously rejecting Schuette’s request was filed Monday.

More than 300 same-sex couples were married in March after a Detroit federal judge said Michigan’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. The appeals court has suspended the decision while the appeal is pending.

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