MIAMI — Attorneys for six same-sex couples, the Equality Florida Institute and the state of Florida are squaring off at a hearing on a lawsuit challenging Florida’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel is scheduled Wednesday afternoon to hear arguments in the high-profile case.
Like others filed across the country, the lawsuit contends the same-sex marriage ban added by voters to the state constitution is discriminatory and violates equal protection guarantees.
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Bondi’s attorneys also argue the U.S. Supreme Court has left marriage definitions to the states.
Zabel is being asked strike down the same-sex marriage ban before a trial. It’s not clear when she might rule and an appeal is certain.
The hearing is scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT.
Follow the case: Pareto v. Ruvin.
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