ANOTHER GAY MARRIAGE RELATED LAWSUIT FILED IN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY … THE SAME DAY THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL GARY KING STOPPED SHORT OF ISSUING AN OPINION ON WHETHER GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL IN THE STATE: HE SAYS POLICY PROHIBITS HIS OFFICE FROM ISSUING OPINIONS IN CASES WHERE THE SAME ISSUE IS BEING RAISED IN COURT.
IN ADDITION TO THE LAWSUIT FILED IN SANTA FE THURSDAY, THERE'S ANOTHER CASE PENDING IN BERNALILLO COUNTY IN WHICH TWO GAY COUPLES ARE CHALLENGING THE COUNTY CLERK'S REFUSAL TO ISSUE SAME SEX MARRIAGE LICENSES. THURSDAY'S LAWSUIT FILED BY YON HUDSON AND ALEXANDER HANNA ASKS THAT THE SANTA FE COUNTY CLERK ISSUE THEM A MARRIAGE LICENSE.
WHILE NOT ISSUING A FORMAL OPINION, KING IS ADVISING COUNTY CLERKS NOT TO ALLOW SUCH LICENSES, SINCE HE SAYS THERE'S NOTHING IN STATE LAW THAT CURRENTLY PERMITS GAY MARRIAGE.
