"Under current law, same-sex couples cannot legally marry in Connecticut," Blumenthal said. "The legislature has provided no legal authority to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple. Whatever our own personal beliefs, we are bound by the laws adopted by our legislature and interpreted by our courts. Our law can be altered--and is developing --but that is the responsibility of our General Assembly."
"We decline to answer another legal question: To what extent will Connecticut recognize same-sex marriages performed out of state? An answer would require me to make law, not interpret it."
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