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This Day in Minnesota History

October 15, 1971

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In the first such case in the United States, the Minnesota Supreme Court rules that the state's prohibition of same-sex marriages is constitutional. The case involves two men, Richard J. Baker and James M. McConnell, who had requested a marriage license from the Hennepin County clerk of court. When the clerk denied them the license, Baker and McConnell sued, eventually taking the case to the state's highest court.

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