...McAllister said it was too early to comment on the lawsuit because it had not been reviewed yet. Julie Schmidt, 67, and Gayle Schuh, 62, have been together for 33 years. Their bank accounts and real estate holdings are jointly owned. After retiring...

Julie Schmidt, left, Gayle Schuh and Jeffrey Mittman with the American Civil Liberties Union speak at a news conference last year in Anchorage. An Anchorage judge...