December 9, 2005

Ohio Lawmaker Sues University to End Benefits for Domestic Partners

By PETER SCHMIDT

An Ohio lawmaker has filed a lawsuit arguing that Miami University's policy of offering benefits to same-sex domestic partners of its employees violates an amendment to the state's Constitution banning civil unions. The dispute puts Ohio among a growing number of states where the ability of public colleges to offer such benefits has been challenged in legislatures or the courts.

In the lawsuit, filed last month in Butler County Common Pleas Court, State Rep. Thomas E. Brinkman Jr., a

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