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Same Sex Marriage Heats Up In New Mexico

Rita Daniels

You may recall that on Monday the Mayor and City Attorney of Santa Fe released  legal analysis stating that same-sex marriage is legal in New Mexico, encouraging County Clerks to issue same-sex marriage licenses and urging couples to apply for them.  Since then the ACLU of New Mexico filed a lawsuit against Bernalillo County Clerk, Maggie Toulouse Oliver, for denying marriage licenses to same sex couples.  Chip Hindi and Paul Sanchez have been together for over six years.  They are one of a handful of couples who've applied for the license thus far.  Here is their story...