Illinois attorney general to support lawsuits to impose same-sex ‘marriage’ on state
LLINOIS, June 5, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined a legal effort to impose same-sex “marriage” on the state, the Chicago Tribune reports . Madigan’s office filed a notice Friday that she will intervene in favor of lawsuits filed by Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of twenty-five same-sex couples. The suits allege that by not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the Cook County clerk’s office is violating the equal-protection and due process rights of same-sex couples under the Illinois Constitution . Lisa Madigan Madigan has pledged to take the plaintiffs’ side in court and “explain why the challenged statutory provisions do not satisfy the guarantee of equality under the Illinois Constitution.” Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn favors redefining marriage, and Cook County Clerk David Orr has also expressed his support for the lawsuits.