Briefs pile up in Wisconsin, Indiana gay marriage appeal

Indianapolis (AP) — At least 20 friend of the court briefs have been filed in appeals of rulings overturning gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, including one by a group of churches and another by 10 states' attorneys general.

The brief filed by the 10 attorneys general argues that society should decide whether same-sex marriage is acceptable, not the courts. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was one of the officials filing the friend of the court brief.

Another brief filed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and groups representing four other churches argues that marriage between a man and a woman is God's will.

Most of the court briefs side with Indiana and Wisconsin. The two states are appealing federal judges' rulings that overturned their same-sex marriage bans.

Most of the briefs were filed this week with the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is hearing the combined case on August 13.

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The Gayly – July 24, 2014 @ 1:30pm