LGBTQ Relationships
Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Ohio and Alphonse Gerhardstein of Gerhardstein & Branch have filed suit on behalf of Jim Obergefell and David Michener, two widowers, and Robert Grunn, a funeral director, in a challenge to the Ohio constitutional and statutory marriage recognition bans.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2015
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Bourke v. Beshear & Love v. Beshear - Freedom to Marry in Kentucky
Bourke v. Beshear is a federal court challenge to Kentucky's constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples, filed by attorneys at Clay Daniel Walton & Adams and Fauver Law Office on July 26, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The plaintiffs are four same-sex couples seeking state recognition of their out-of-state marriages.
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Oregon
Jun 2014
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Rummell and West v. Kitzhaber - Freedom to Marry in Oregon
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oregon, and volunteer counsel from the law firms of Johnson, Johnson & Schaller, PC and Perkins Coie, LLP in December 2013 filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Eugene on behalf of two same-sex couples who wished to marry in Oregon – Paul Rummell and Ben West, and Lisa Chickadonz and Christine Tanner – and Basic Rights Education Fund.
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Oregon
Jun 2014
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Rummell and West v. Kitzhaber - Freedom to Marry in Oregon
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oregon, and volunteer counsel from the law firms of Johnson, Johnson & Schaller, PC and Perkins Coie, LLP in December 2013 filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Eugene on behalf of two same-sex couples who wished to marry in Oregon – Paul Rummell and Ben West, and Lisa Chickadonz and Christine Tanner – and Basic Rights Education Fund.
North Carolina
Jun 2014
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Gerber and Berlin v. Cooper - Freedom to Marry in North Carolina
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of North Carolina Legal Foundation and the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Ellis & Winters LLP have filed a new case in federal court on behalf of three married, same-sex couples seeking state recognition of their marriages. Because of the serious medical condition of one member of each couple, they are asking the court to take swift action.
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North Carolina
Jun 2014
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Gerber and Berlin v. Cooper - Freedom to Marry in North Carolina
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of North Carolina Legal Foundation and the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Ellis & Winters LLP have filed a new case in federal court on behalf of three married, same-sex couples seeking state recognition of their marriages. Because of the serious medical condition of one member of each couple, they are asking the court to take swift action.
Pennsylvania
May 2014
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Whitewood v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Pennsylvania
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Pennsylvania, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and volunteer counsel from the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of 21 Pennsylvanians who wish to marry in Pennsylvania or want the Commonwealth to recognize their out-of-state marriages. The lawsuit alleges that Pennsylvania's Defense of Marriage Act and refusal to marry lesbian and gay couples or recognize their out-of-state marriages violates the fundamental right to marry as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Pennsylvania
May 2014
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Whitewood v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Pennsylvania
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Pennsylvania, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and volunteer counsel from the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of 21 Pennsylvanians who wish to marry in Pennsylvania or want the Commonwealth to recognize their out-of-state marriages. The lawsuit alleges that Pennsylvania's Defense of Marriage Act and refusal to marry lesbian and gay couples or recognize their out-of-state marriages violates the fundamental right to marry as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2014
LGBTQ Relationships
Windsor v. United States
Whether the Defense of Marriage Act violates equal protection by denying married gay couples recognition under federal law.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2014
LGBTQ Relationships
Windsor v. United States
Whether the Defense of Marriage Act violates equal protection by denying married gay couples recognition under federal law.
Illinois
Apr 2014
LGBTQ Relationships
Lazaro and Matos v. Orr - Freedom to Marry in Illinois
On behalf of nine Illinois couples seeking recognition for their shared love and commitment, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Illinois have filed a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of Illinois' law that denies gay and lesbian couples the freedom to marry. Currently, Illinois law excludes gay and lesbian couples from the recognition and protections that come with the universally recognized relationship status of marriage, and limits them instead to a separate civil union status.
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Illinois
Apr 2014
LGBTQ Relationships
Lazaro and Matos v. Orr - Freedom to Marry in Illinois
On behalf of nine Illinois couples seeking recognition for their shared love and commitment, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Illinois have filed a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of Illinois' law that denies gay and lesbian couples the freedom to marry. Currently, Illinois law excludes gay and lesbian couples from the recognition and protections that come with the universally recognized relationship status of marriage, and limits them instead to a separate civil union status.