The wording in the leaked draft of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion has married gay couples concerned the language could be aimed at marriage equality.
SAN FRANCISCO -- When the draft of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion dropped on Monday evening, the wording in those 60 pages worried not only women's rights advocates, but married gay couples concerned the language could also be used to decimate marriage equality.
When gay marriage briefly became legal in California, David and Alfredo moved quickly to get legally married. Now, the worry is there that David and Alfredo's right to have their marriage legally recognized could be rolled back again. "The distinction that he makes in this draft opinion is about abortion. We have the fetus' interest as potentially separate from the mother. That gives the state a different sort of interest. There's language in there suggesting don't over read this," Levine told KPIX 5.
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