Articles From Chelsea Button

The Illinois Supreme Court denies property rights to an unmarried same-sex couple who could not get married – Blumenthal v. Brewer, 2016 IL 118781 (2016) By Chelsea Button Human and Civil Rights, December 2016 A same-sex couple unable to marry under Illinois law could not claim any property rights because they were not married, according to a recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court.

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