In rejecting a bid by the conservative Family Institute of Connecticut to intervene against seven same-sex couples seeking the right to marry, the state Supreme Court last week overturned its prior holding on the right of third parties to enter into a pending litigation.
The Family Institute contended Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was not defending the current state marriage laws aggressively enough because he did not move to strike the couples’ complaint. Instead, Blumenthal sought a motion for summary judgment. That, the Hartford-based public policy group argued, raises an inference the AG is “friendly” to the couples’ case.
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