Challenge Filed to Colorado’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

According to Dan Frosch, 2 Sue to Void Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, NY Times, Feb. 14, 2008:

A lesbian couple * * * are seeking to overturn Colorado’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, in what is thought to be the first challenge to the 2006 ballot initiative that established it.

The couple, Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder, * * * filed a motion with the court claiming that Amendment 43, which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman, violated their constitutional right to equal protection. The measure was approved by 55 percent of Colorado voters 15 months ago.