The US Supreme Court could decide Friday whether to hear a legal challenge to Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.
As we hear from The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Rick Pluta, a decision in the Michigan case would apply across the country.
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals is the only circuit in the country that upheld same-sex marriage bans in four states, including Michigan. So it would be up to the Supreme Court to settle the difference between the states. The question is whether marriage is a right that same-sex couples are entitled to, or a political issue for voters or legislatures to decide.
There are 300 couples in Michigan who were married during a brief window last March when it was legal in the state.
There’s also a second Michigan case on the court’s discussion list. It’s an employment discrimination case out of Kalamazoo County.