CHICAGO (WordNews.org) Dec. 1, 2012 — A Thomas More Society motion before Judge Sophia Hall in Cook County Chancery Court was granted to add three additional county clerks as interveners to defend the lawsuit brought by the ACLU and Lambda Legal aimed a challenging Illinois’ marriage laws.
The ACLU and Lambda Legal want to declare the Illinois law that limits marriage to one man and one woman void and as a violation of the Illinois Constitution of 1970.
The three Clerks that will now also intervene are Daniel Kuhn, Putnam County Clerk, Patricia Lycan, Crawford County Clerk, and Brenda Britton, Clay County Clerk.
These three elected county officials joined the Tazewell and Effingham County Clerks who were allowed to intervene to defend Illinois’ Defense of Marriage Act after Cook County Clerk David Orr, who was named as a defended, said he agreed with the plaintiffs’ claims and would not defend the lawsuit. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan also declined to defend the suit, as did Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.
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