ACLU, GAY COUPLES SUE TO UPHOLD SSM IN OREGON: From the Associated Press

Disputes in Oregon over the legality of gay marriages were put on the fast track to the state Supreme Court Wednesday under a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

The civil rights group filed the suit shortly before noon in Multnomah County Circuit Court on behalf of gay couples whose marriages were not recognized by the state's Office of Vital Statistics.

The lawsuit consolidates several other legal challenges to gay marriage brought by conservative leaders and Christian pastors, after Multnomah County commissioners decided three weeks ago to grant the licenses. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage alike agreed that the ACLU's case would most directly address the constitutional issues raised by gay marriage.

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