A handful of taxpayers in Michigan are seeking a legal challenge to stop Ann Arbor public schools from providing same-sex benefits. The 17 taxpayers, working with a religious law center, are asking the Michigan Court of Appeals to apply a state constitutional amendment passed in November to a suit that failed in 2003. The original ruling was made before the current amendment was implemented and the Washtenaw County Circuit Court said the plaintiffs had no right to sue. The taxpayers claim the amendment prevents employers from giving benefits to gay couples benefits because it would be recognizing their union as a marriage. The city of Ann Arbor has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the school district.