The Freedom to Marry
Obergefell, et al. v. Hodges - Freedom to Marry in Ohio
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU 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
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.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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28 The Freedom to Marry Cases
Northern California
Jul 2009
Strauss v. Horton
Challenge to CA Prop 8, which bans marriage for same-sex couples.
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Northern California
The Freedom to Marry
Strauss v. Horton
Challenge to CA Prop 8, which bans marriage for same-sex couples.
Jul 2009
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Northern California
The Freedom to Marry
In re Marriage Cases
Jul 2009
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The Freedom to Marry
Deane & Polyak v. Conaway
Jan 2008
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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