Colombia high court rules in favor of same-sex marriage (Washington Blade)

Washington Blade, April 7, 2016

Colombia high court rules in favor of same-sex marriage

Colombia’s highest court on Thursday ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry. Colombia’s constitutional court issued its 6-3 ruling nearly nine months after it held a hearing on whether to extend nuptials to gays and lesbians….The New York City Bar Association and the Impact Litigation Project at American University Washington College of Law in D.C. filed briefs in support of marriage rights for same-sex couples….’I’m gratified that the court carefully studied the issue,’ Hunter T. Carter of the New York City Bar Association told the Washington Blade on Thursday during a telephone interview shortly after he learned about the ruling.

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