Same-sex couple in gay marriage case married in Southfield
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The couple who sued the State of Michigan for the right to jointly adopt their children and made history when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to legalize same-sex marriage, exchanged vows at a ceremony Saturday evening.
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April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse were married in Southfield.
U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman officiated the marriage ceremony.
Friedman heard the case and ultimately struck down Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage in 2014. In June, the Supreme Court said same-sex couples have the right to marry.
DeBoer has said more than 200 people were invited, but that the wedding was not open to the public.
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