Posted on 09/10/2015 8:23:13 PM PDT by Morgana
BISMARCK – Some of the money set aside by North Dakota lawmakers to defend the state against legal challenges to its abortion laws will instead be used to cover attorneys’ fees awarded to lawyers for couples who challenged the state’s gay marriage ban.
The state Emergency Commission voted 5-1 Wednesday to approve a request by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to transfer $75,000 from the abortion litigation fund to a separate fund for general litigation expenses.
Last month, the state agreed to pay $58,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs in a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of seven same-sex couples who challenged the ban, which became void when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on June 26. A judge has yet to sign off on the payment.
(Excerpt) Read more at grandforksherald.com ...
Lots of homosexuals up in North Dakota?
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