Oregon's Supreme Court today voided the almost 3,000 gay marriage licenses granted last year in Multnomah County, home of Portland. AP reports:

The court noted that last November, Oregonians approved a constitutional amendment that limits marriages to a man and a woman. The court also said state law had already set the same limitation on marriages — a law dating back to the 19th century.

"Today, marriage in Oregon — an institution once limited to opposite-sex couples only by statute — now is so limited by the state Constitution as well," the court ruling said.

The court left the door open for state legislators to craft an alternative to gay marriages, such as civil unions — even though it did not specifically mention civil unions.

The Washington state Supreme Court last month heard opening arguments in a (consolidated) case to legalize gay marriage. If they grant that, pressure might well build for electing more Republicans to the state legislature, where a two-thirds majority is required to even present to voters a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at April 14, 2005 01:34 PM

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