Richard John BAKER and Another v. Gerald R. NELSON
John Richard Baker and James McConnell filed a suit against Nelson Gerald for failure to issue them with a marriage certificate to legalize their same sex relationship. Nelson Gerald was a clerk in Hennepin County District Court who and was mandated to offer legal marriage certificates. During the case trial, it was held that the petitioner was not supposed to be issued with a marriage certificate. The plaintiff contends that, the failure for state organs to include an express statute prohibiting same sex marriage meant that, it was not be against the practice. Since ...