
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.
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