Wisconsin's Attorney General will not defend the state's domestic partnership law
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Updated: 8:02 PM Aug 21, 2009
Wisconsin's Attorney General will not defend the state's domestic partnership law
Van Hollen said the law ignores the voter-approved constitutional amendment that bans gay marriage and similar relationships. He said the state would have to hire outside counsel to defend it.
Posted: 8:02 PM Aug 21, 2009
Reporter: WEAU 13 News Staff
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Governor Doyle is firing back at the Attorney General after JB Van Hollen said he wouldn't defend the state's domestic partnership law.

Earlier this month, the law went into effect, allowing same sex couples to register, and get some of the same rights married couples get.

On Friday, Van Hollen said the law ignores the voter-approved constitutional amendment that bans gay marriage and similar relationships. He said the state would have to hire outside counsel to defend it.

Governor Jim Doyle said the law is sound. And he said it would quote, "Force the costs of outside counsel onto taxpayers when the attorney general should simply do his job."
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