OREGON COURT HEARING ON MARRIAGE COULD BE MOOT: From the Salem Statesman Journal

Two weeks after voters might decide the issue, the Oregon Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether state law allows same-sex marriages.

The court has scheduled a hearing for Nov. 17 about the legal challenge by nine same-sex couples, who are represented by a Portland lawyer cooperating with the American Civil Liberties Union.

State law, dating to 1862, defines marriage as a civil contract involving males and females 17 or older. The couples argue that the law denies them equal protection under the Oregon Constitution. ...

But if voters approve Measure 36 in the Nov. 2 general election, it could undercut the court case in Oregon. The measure would change the state Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

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