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A lawsuit was filed by four gay couples, as well as Wyoming Equality, that could bring an end to the state’s same-sex marriage ban.    The suit, which was filed yesterday, challenges the Wyoming statute that bars same-sex couples from marrying, and also the state’s failure to recognize the unions of Wyoming couples who married in other states where same-sex marriage is already legal.  The plaintiffs argue that the laws violate Wyoming’s Constitution, specifically the guarantees of equal protection and due process.

The couples named in the suit are Wyoma “Nonie” Proffit and Cora Courage of Evanston, Anne Guzzo and Bonnie Robinson of Laramie, Carl Oleson and Rob Johnston of Casper, and Ivan Williams and Chuck Killion of Cheyenne. Wyoming Equality is the state’s largest civil rights group devoted to acquiring full legal equality for Wyoming’s LGBT community.

The plaintiffs are represented by Cheyenne attorney Tracy Zubrod, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), the law firm of Rathod Mohamedbahi LLC, and the law firm of Arnold & Porter LLP.

To read the complaint in its entirety, or to learn more about the case, click here.

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Carrie Stone