Chile’s Constitutional Tribunal will make an official verdict next week in which they will reject as “inapplicable” arguements made in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. The case has been going on for a year now, and sought to challenge the decision of a Civil Registry official who refused to grant a marriage license to a same-sex couple.
The vote came down 9 to 1. There were four different opinions from the judges, apparently, and some may mean that there can be future litigation.
The case involves three same-sex couples and Chile’s Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation, and is part of a push to challenge the constitutionality of Article 102 of the Civil Code. That article defines marriage as being between one man and one woman.
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