Connecticut Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage
The court split 4-3, with the majority saying that sexual orientation is a “quasi-suspect” classification. Quote:
… for the same reasons that classifications predicated on gender are considered quasi-suspect for purposes of the equal protection provisions of the United States constitution, sexual orientation constitutes a quasi-suspect classification for purposes of the equal protection provisions of the state constitution, and, therefore, our statutes discriminating against gay persons are subject to heightened or intermediate judicial scrutiny …