September
2007
MPV Joins 400 Religious Organizations and Clergy Members in Support of Same-Sex Marriage Rights0
Today Muslims for Progressive Values joined more than 400 religious organizations and clergy members to file an interfaith brief arguing that the constitutional principles of religious freedom and separation of church and state require that same-sex couples have equal access to civil marriage.
Note: MPV’s amicus brief statement appears at the bottom of this post, after the newspaper article excerpt.
Diverse groups file legal briefs endorsing same-sex marriage
By RACHEL KONRAD, Associated Press writer
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
(09-26) 16:21 PDT San Francisco (AP) –
Hundreds of national civil rights groups, lawmakers, academics and cities submitted legal briefs to the California Supreme Court Wednesday in support of gay couples who are seeking to overturn state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage.
Nearly 100 groups representing racial minorities with their own histories of disparate treatment submitted “friend of the court” briefs in the case, which makes California one of three states in the nation where marriage laws are facing a legal challenge.