In this article it states that there was a federal judge, Bernard Friedman, is going to hold a trial before deciding whether or not to overturn the ban in Michigan on same-sex marriage. The reason this came up is that a lesbian couple in Michigan was in the process of trying to adopt each other's children, and the judge suggested that they actually go up and challenge the ban on same-sex marriage. Judge Friedman says that he needs to see research and statistics, numbers and facts, about the benefits and drawbacks of same-sex marriage in order to determine the outcome of their challenge.
I don't want to get into an ideological battle. It's a fight that no one will be able to win, since we are so firmly set in our ideas. What I do want to evaluate is the fact that it is within Michigan's rights to ban same-sex marriage. According to DOMA the Defense of Marriage Act the following definition was put forth: "The word marriage means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife . . ." You can find that here. The definition of marriage is between one man and one woman. The ruling in Michigan that same-sex marriage is banned is constitutional under that definition.
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