Same-sex marriage will be at the forefront again in New Mexico as the
state's supreme court takes on whether or not licenses should be legal
statewide.
Earlier in 2013, several county clerks came forward one by
one deciding on their own whether or not to issue same-sex marriage licenses. A
lot of clerks were ordered to do so because of lawsuits against them, claiming
it was unconstitutional to deny same-sex couples the right to wed.
As of October 2013, Dona Ana, Taos,
Santa Fe, San
Miguel, Valencia
and Bernalillo counties allowed licenses.
Each of the counties had a
firestorm of couples show up the first day they allowed licenses. Yet, many people still felt it was necessary for the supreme
court to make a formal ruling for New
Mexico as a whole.
The supreme court agreed, and
decided to have the first of several discussions today.
SUPCO starts marriage equality hearings