Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/02/australia-judge-rejects-challenge-to-same-sex-marriage-ban.php
Monday, February 25, 2013
Australia judge rejects challenge to same-sex marriage ban
[JURIST] An Australian judge ruled [judgment] Thursday that the nation's ban on same-sex marriage [JURIST news archive] does not amount to gender discrimination, dismissing a challenge to the law. The ruling upholds the decision of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) [official website] to terminate the complaint of sex discrimination under the Sex Discrimination Act of 1984 [text] on the grounds that it was "misconceived and/or lacking in substance." Justice Jayne Jagot of the Federal Court of Australia [official website]...
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