sentences:  In April 2006 Rell withdrew Zarella's nomination to be Chief Justice at his request after these revelations.There is no evidence that Zarella had knowledge that Sullivan was intentionally delaying publication of an opinion for the benefit of his nomination.On October 10, 2008, Zarella dissented in the case of "Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health", in which the court held that gay and lesbian couples could not be denied the right to marry because of the Equal Protection Clause of the state constitution.