In Wisconsin: Same-Sex Couples and ACLU sues Scott Walker over Gay Marriage

Charvonne Kemp and Marie Carlson

Four same-sex couples and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has sued Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker over the state's ban on gay marriage.

The couples are: Roy Badger and Garth Wangemann; Charvonne Kemp and Marie Carlson; Judith Trampf and Katharina Heyning; and Virginia Wolf and Carol Schumacher.

The lawsuit also seeks to repeal Wisconsin’s "marriage evasion" law. This law criminalizes leaving the state to “contract a marriage that is prohibited or void” in Wisconsin. Any couple who violates this piece can be fined up to “$10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.”

I wish them luck in this suit. If want to read the complaint, go here