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• Wednesday, May 07

  Lesbian couple guilty of trespass for staging protest of marriage inequality

  Source: Denver Post , KMGH-TV , Rocky Mountain News Denver -- A lesbian couple who staged a sit-in at the Denver Clerk and Recorder's Office after being denied a marriage license was found guilty today of trespassing. Denver County Judge James Breese sentenced Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder to 28 hours of community service each and ordered each to pay $41 in court costs, according to the Denver Post . (Other media outlets give slightly different figures for the fines.) The six-woman jury deliberated less than an hour before announcing the guilty verdict. Prosecutors argued that the couple... Posted May 07 2008, 07:18 PM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: activism, marriage equality, law, state:CO

• Tuesday, February 12

  Lesbian couple arrested for trying to hitched, file suit against Colo. marriage equality ban

  Source: Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post What could become the first step in a legal challenge to Colorado's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage goes to court Wednesday, while a related case asks the court overturn Amendment 43, a voter-approved ballot measure that defines marriage in Colorado as the union of one man and one woman. Kate Burns and Sheila Schroeder, of Englewood, on Monday filed suit in Denver County Court, asking that Amendment 43 be declared unconstitutional. No hearing date has been set on the lawsuit filed Monday, but Burns, 44, and Schroeder, 43, are scheduled to... Posted Feb 12 2008, 12:53 PM by NewsEditor with | with no comments Filed under: marriage equality, law, state:CO

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