 On August 26, 2013, in "Griego v. Oliver", an Albuquerque judge ruled in favor of a lesbian couple and ordered Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver, a self-identified proponent of legalized same-sex marriage, to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Bernalillo County, the state's largest county by population.Judge Alan Malott's opinion stated that any laws that contradict New Mexico's gender-neutral language on marriage and the state's "Human Rights Act" are unconstitutional.On August 27, in compliance with this court order, County Clerk Oliver began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.