Seven North Dakota same-sex couples filed suit against the state on Friday afternoon asking a judge to strike down the state’s ban on same-sex marriages.
Until Friday, North Dakota was the only state without marriage equality whose ban on same-sex marriage hadn’t been challenged. The seven couples filed the suit with the help of Minneapolis’ Madia Law. Attorney Joshua Newville is representing the clients. Madia and Newville are also representing clients in South Dakota’s lawsuit challenging a same-sex marriage ban.
North Dakota’s ban on same-sex marriage was passed by the voters with 73 percent supporting it. It bans same-sex marriage as well as civil unions and domestic partnerships.
Here’s a copy of the complaint filed on Friday:
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