From The Capital Times:

With some 1,400 to 2,400 same-sex couples living in Dane County, turnout Monday was expected to be robust as couples have their first opportunity to take advantage of the historic piece of legislation signed by Gov. Jim Doyle June 29.

While the registry will now afford same-sex couples some 40 legal protections previously extended only to married couples, it falls short in making all couples equal. Despite this fact, three members of Wisconsin Family Action have filed suit. They claim the registry violates the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.

“The registry doesn’t even come close to providing equality,” says Emily Dudak Taylor, an attorney with the Law Center for Children & Families in Madison. “That’s why the lawsuit is so laughable.”