From JSonline:

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Friday he would not defend the state in a lawsuit over the state’s new domestic partner law.

Supporters of Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions last month asked the state Supreme Court to declare a system of recognizing domestic partnerships unconstitutional. Couples started applying for declarations of domestic partnerships this month under the provision that was part of the budget Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle signed in July.

The Supreme Court asked the state to respond to the lawsuit by the end of the month but hasn’t decided yet whether to take the case.

Van Hollen, a Republican who has not ruled out a run for governor in 2010, said his decision was based not on a policy dispute but on his responsibility to uphold the state’s constitution.

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