The Supreme Court today rejected, without comment, a challenge to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C.
The rejection means the law will stand.
Bishop Harry Jackson, a pastor from Maryland, wanted the high court to hear his case against the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics. The board refused to put a marriage initiative on the ballot, arguing that such a move would amount to discrimination.
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Other courts, including D.C. Superior Court, have agreed with the board.
D.C. legalized same-sex marriage in December 2009.
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