The Associated Press covered the hearing yesterday on the motion to dismiss in Lazaro and Matos v. Orr. The ACLU of Illinois is representing nine same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry. The AP spoke with plaintiffs Richard Rykhus and Carlos Briones outside of the court room:

Several couples named in the lawsuit attended Tuesday's hearing, including Richard Rykhus and Carlos Briones of Evanston. They were married in Canada eight years ago.

"I just really hope that we can continue to have the opportunity to tell our stories and say why not allowing marriage equality is wrong and how it affects us," Briones said.

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The Chicago Tribune published an article about yesterday's hearing on the motion to dismiss in the ACLU of Illinois' joint marriage lawsuit with Lambda Legal. Suzie Hutton, the partner of Danielle Cook and one of the ACLU of Illinois' plaintiffs in case, spoke with the Tribune:

After court was dismissed, Suzie Hutton, of Bloomington, said she wants to marry in Illinois out of principle.

"I'm very proud to be an Illinoisan," Hutton said. "And I want the state of Illinois to say we offer marriage to all of our citizens."

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WBEZ covered yesterday's hearing on the motion to dismiss in the marriage case. The ACLU of Illinois and Lambda Legal filed jointly on behalf of 25 same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry in Illinois. WBEZ spoke with Lambda plaintiff James Darby:

James Darby, 81, also believes it’s an affirming distinction, which is why he wants the suit to move forward. The Korean War veteran has been with his partner Patrick Bova for 50 years. Darby says says he’s willing to wait another month because the right to marry is worth suing for.

“I would like to be buried at the Abraham Lincoln Cemetery in Joliet. And I would like him to be buried with me,” said Darby, the lead plaintiff in the case represented by Lambda Legal.  “Because spouses can be buried with the veteran. But that’s not happening.”

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