The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) and Wisconsin Family Council have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in defense of marriage, arguing that a man who filed a lawsuit to halt enforcement of the state's marriage amendment does not have grounds to sue.
"The people of Wisconsin have already spoken: Nearly 60 percent of residents voted to preserve marriage in the state last year," ADF's Austin R. Nimocks said. "This individual, who has not been legally harmed by the amendment, is not in a position to trump what the people believe is in the best interest of families and children."
On July 31, Wisconsin resident Bill McConkey filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jim Doyle and Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, challenging the constitutionality of the amendment and requesting that the court issue an injunction to prevent its enforcement.
