Opponents of marriage equality in the District of Columbia have filed a challenge in DC Superior Court to the Board of Elections and Ethics’ decision yesterday denying a ballot measure that would limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. The lead plaintiff is Bishop Harry Jackson (who coincidentally or not was the subject of a glowing profile piece in today’s Washington Post), pastor of Maryland’s Hope Christian Church.
As we posted yesterday, this is déja vu all over again… Jackson and his supporters filed a legal challenge (and lost) after the Elections Board denied their request for a ballot initiative over the summer.
The judge agreed with the Board and ruled that such a referendum would improperly discriminate under the D.C. Human Rights Act. And for good legal reason: the Human Rights Act explicitly states that it is unlawful for the District to refuse to provide any services or benefits to any individual on the basis of their sexual orientation.
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