Connecticut Clerks Quit Gay Marriage Case

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Two local town clerks who sought to argue against same-sex marriage in a lawsuit brought by eight gay and lesbian couples seeking the right to marry suddenly have dropped their application.

The move came just a week before the Connecticut Supreme Court was to hear arguments on the clerks motion for intervener status in the suit.

When they first filed their brief he clerks argued that if they were required to provide marriage licenses to same-sex couples it would breach their religious beliefs.

Last March a superior court rejected their motion to intervene in the case. The ruling was appeal and the Supreme Court was scheduled to hear it Feb. 9.