A question of marriage.

• Position: STATELINE - Brief Article

Ohio's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage may have some unintended consequences. Several public defenders have used the law to argue that clients accused of domestic violence against unwed partners cannot be prosecuted because the new amendment bans any state law that "creates or recognizes a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals." Two judges have reduced or dismissed charges against unmarried men accused of assaulting their girlfriends...