Czekala-Chatham v. State ex rel. Hood

CHANDLER, Justice,

objecting to the order with separate written statement:

¶ 1. I disagree with the order for supplemental briefing. There seems no way, based on a plain reading of the applicable statutes and state constitutional provisions, to grant a divorce to Czekala-Chatham in this state without violating the statutes and the Mississippi Constitution. Mississippi Code Section 93-1-1(2) states that “[a]ny marriage between persons of the same gender is prohibited and null and void from the beginning. Any marriage between persons of the same gender that is valid in another jurisdiction does…