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Thursday, December 19, 2013
New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Legal
The 17th state has joined the SSM community, relying on equal protection based on sexual orientation using intermediate scrutiny. Its avoidance of a sex discrimination / right to marry argument was a bit weak, but understandable since this is a more limited ruling. Few states left without clear anti-SSM (state) constitutional barriers.