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Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Joint Tax Filings by Mo. Same-Sex Couples

Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Joint Tax Filings by Mo. Same-Sex Couples

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The Missouri Baptist Convention and other marriage equality opponents want to keep same-sex couples from filing joint tax returns.

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The Missouri Baptist Convention and other opponents of marriage equality have asked a judge to immediately halt the filing of joint state tax returns by married same-sex marriage living in Missouri.

The request, made Wednesday in Cole County Circuit Court, comes in a lawsuit the Baptist group and others have filed challenging Gov. Jay Nixon's executive order allowing the filing of joint state tax returns by gay couples who have married in other jurisdictions, the Associated Press reports. Missouri does not recognize same-sex marriages, but Nixon has said since Missouri tax code is tied to federal tax code, and the federal government now allows same-sex couples to file jointly after last year's Supreme Court ruling for federal-level marriage recognition, then Missouri's tax laws must follow suit.

Some Republican state legislators have filed articles of impeachment against Nixon, a Democrat, over this and other actions.

Nixon has also urged the repeal of the state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.