Michigan atty gen tells SCOTUS to uphold gay marriage ban...

Michigan wants the U.S. Supreme Court to leave it to the states how to define marriage, urging the justices to uphold the state’s ban on gay nuptials and deny a constitutional right to marry.

In a brief filed Friday, attorneys for the Michigan Attorney General’s Office said the federal judiciary lacks the authority to override the democratic process as exercised by Michigan voters who approved the state’s ban in a 2004 referendum.

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