Indiana Marriage Law Upheld

The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld Indiana's law declaring marriage to be between one man and one woman, denying a challenge that the law is unconstitutional. The court ruled that "the Indiana Constitution does not require the governmental recognition of same-sex marriage, although the legislature is certainly free to grant such recognition or create a parallel institution under that document." The lawsuit challenging the law was filed by the Indiana Civil Liberties Union on behalf of three same-sex couples who obtained civil union status in Vermont.