Gay-marriage ban group sues California (Dem) Attorney General (Lockyer)

[truthpusher]

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/local/12288272.htm

Posted on Wed, Aug. 03, 2005
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Gay-marriage ban group sues Calif. AG
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LISA LEFF
Associated Press
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SAN FRANCISCO - The sponsors of a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage sued California's attorney general Tuesday over the summary the state prepared for the group's signature-gathering petitions.

The lawsuit claims Attorney General Bill Lockyer inaccurately described the measure, which would also strip same-sex couples of domestic partnership rights.

The suit says Locker, a Democrat, highlighted the amendment's effects on registered domestic partners instead of explaining that its chief purpose was to preserve marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

"The Attorney General has failed to carry out his duty to prepare a neutral, factual title and summary," said Mathew Staver, whose Liberty Counsel law firm is representing VoteYesMarriage.com.

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complete story: http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/local/12288272.htm

[wli]

1. countersue for malicious prosecution