Lawmakers Have No Right In Gay Benefits Case Court Told

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A group of Wisconsin lawmakers should be excluded from a suit seeking domestic partner benefits for lesbian and gay state employees a judge in Madison was told on Thursday.

Six lesbian state employees are suing for domestic partner health insurance and family leave protections. (story) The case begin in April with the women represented by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Married employees of the state of Wisconsin are permitted to include their spouses and children on the state insurance plan. The ACLU charges that Wisconsin's policy violates the state constitution's equal protection guarantees to block lesbian and gay employees, who are barred from marrying in the state, from access to the same coverage for their families.