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BAKER v. NELSON

No. 43009.

191 N.W.2d 185 (1971)

Richard John BAKER et al., Appellants, v. Gerald NELSON, Clerk of Hennepin County District Court, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

October 15, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Michael Wetherbee, Minneapolis, for appellants.

George Scott, County Atty., David E. Mikkelson, Asst. County Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard and considered en banc.

OPINION

PETERSON, Justice.

The questions for decision are whether a marriage of two persons of the same sex is authorized by state statutes and, if not, whether state authorization is constitutionally compelled.

Petitioners, Richard John Baker and James Michael McConnell, both adult male persons, made application to respondent, Gerald R. Nelson, clerk of Hennepin County District Court, for a marriage license, pursuant to Minn.St. 517.08. Respondent...

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