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''Appling v. Walker'' was a state court lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of Wisconsin's domestic partnership registry. The action began as a petition for original action before the Wisconsin Supreme Court asking the Court for a declaration that the registry is unconstitutional and for a permanent injunction against the registry, which began registering couples on August 3, 2009. On November 4, 2009, the Court declined to take the case. Petitioners then refiled in state circuit court and the court ruled in June 2011 that the registry is constitutional. That decision was affirmed by a state appeals court in December 2012 and by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in July 2014. ==History== On June 29, 2009, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle signed the same-sex domestic partnership registry into law as a provision of the 2010-11 state budget.〔(Gov. Doyle's Veto Message ) Accessed July 23, 2009.〕 The registry created a legal recognition of same-sex unions in Wisconsin, enumerating 43 rights and benefits for registered couples. On July 23, 2009, Julaine Appling, President of Wisconsin Family Action, through attorneys at the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) and ADF-allied attorneys in Wisconsin, filed an original action with the Wisconsin Supreme Court asking it to declare the same-sex domestic partnership registry unconstitutional and permanently enjoin the defendants from the enactment of the registry. Wisconsin Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen refused to defend the suit, then titled ''Appling v. Doyle'', agreeing that the registry violated the state constitution. Doyle hired outside counsel to defend it. The petition asserted that the registry violates Wisconsin's Marriage Protection Amendment, ratified by Wisconsin voters on November 7, 2006.〔(WI Passes Marriage Amendment ) Accessed July 23, 2009.〕 The amendment states: On September 22, 2009, Fair Wisconsin and its members, represented by Lambda Legal, filed a motion to intervene in the case.〔(Group seeks to defend domestic partner law ) Accessed September 22, 2009.〕 Five same-sex Wisconsin couples, who have registered as domestic partners and are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, also filed a motion to intervene.〔(Domestic Partners Seek To Intervene In Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin's Domestic Partner Law ) Accessed September 22, 2009.〕 In a motion filed the same day, the ACLU asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to deny the petitioners' request for the court to hear the case directly and to send the case to a trial court to develop a factual record.〔 On November 4, the Supreme Court denied the petition.〔("Domestic partnership registry lawsuit rejected", Green Bay Press Gazette ) Accessed November 8, 2009.〕 Petitioners refiled the lawsuit in Dane County District Court in 2010.〔 In 2011, Scott Walker became the Governor of Wisconsin, and in March, he fired the lawyer representing the state. On May 13, Walker petitioned the trial court to allow the state to withdraw from the case, citing his belief that the registry is unconstitutional.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Appling v. Walker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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