By: Carole L. Chiamp
The Michigan Law Revision Committee has prepared a Special
Draft Report regarding changes needed to Michigan law since the United States
Supreme Court decision in June 2015 in Obergefell v Hodges. The Court ruled that under the 14th
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, same sex couples have a constitutionally
protected right to marry. Obergefell v
Hodges, 135 S Ct 2584 (2015). The
Michigan Law Revision Committee has the statutory duty to “examine the common
law and statutes of this State and current judicial decisions for purposes of
discovering defects and anachronisms in the law and recommending needed
reforms.” MCL 4.1403 (1) (a).
The 68 page report can be found at: http://council.legislature.mi.gov/Content/Files/DRAFT_MLRC%20-%20Sex%20Marriage%20Report.pdf