Illinois Court Rules Marriage Tax Illegal
United Press International
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Friday that the surcharges levied on marriage license fees to fund domestic violence programs are an unfair and illegal tax.
The court, in a 4-3 decision, said the levy on marriage license fees was an unconstitutitonal tax on to specific a group; but the minority contended there was a rational relationship between marriage and domestic violence that makes the tax legal.
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