Gay marriage is legal because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. But if that ruling were overturned, same-sex marriage would be illegal in Michigan.

Michigan’s marriage ban was challenged in federal court in a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Dana Nessel, then an attorney in private practice representing the plaintiffs in DeBoer v. Snyder.

Same-sex marriage and civil unions would be banned and invalidated in Michigan if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 2015 case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

Michigan currently has no minimum age to get married. Sixteen and 17-year-olds can get married with a parent’s permission. Younger children can get married with the permission of a judge.

One group, Michigan Marriage Equality, is planning to collect petition signatures. Its chair, Evan Karr, a 23-year-old University of Michigan-Flint student, ...

A Republican state lawmaker in Michigan said gay marriage should be “illegal again,” an inflammatory remark that prompted swift rebuke from Democrats. State Rep. Josh Schriver (R) made the ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel talks about what's at stake on the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court legalizing gay marriage. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was one of the ...

Lansing — Republican Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver said Monday that gay marriage should be "illegal again," voicing opposition to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that set the standard for the ...

Michigan GOP lawmaker insists banning gay marriage is ‘not remotely controversial’. Polls say otherwise. Public polling suggests about 70 percent of Americans agree same-sex marriage should be ...

Michigan’s marriage ban was challenged in federal court in a lawsuit brought by Attorney General Dana Nessel, then an attorney in private practice representing the plaintiffs in DeBoer v. Snyder.