FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHALLENGES SSM BAN: From the Associated Press

Four women have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a constitutional amendment passed by voters this week that bans same-sex marriage.

The women filed a civil rights lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Tulsa that seeks to do away with the state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

The ban also prohibits giving the benefits of marriage to unmarried couples in Oklahoma. Same-sex marriages in Oklahoma are not recognized. ...

In addition to seeking to overturn the state constitutional amendment, the case challenges the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which permits states to ignore gay weddings performed in other states. ...

The lawsuit claims the women have been denied the rights and privileges of other citizens within the state of Oklahoma and the United States of America.

The state constitutional amendment and DOMA violate the plaintiffs' right to either enter into a marriage contract or have their civil union recognized by the state of Oklahoma, according to the lawsuit.

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