Marriage in the Courts
Several judges have stated the value of marriage to society in their court deliberations. We are including links to some of these writings, as well as the Marriage Law Foundations' amicus briefs, to help make the case for defending marriage as the union of one man and one woman:
On September 18, 2007, the Maryland Court of Appeals overturned a lower court's decision, thereby upholding marriage:
Conaway, et al v. Gitanjali Deane, et al
A district judge in Polk County, Iowa declared the state's Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional:
Katherine Varnum, et al., v. Timothy J. O'Brien
Marriage Law Foundation's Brief in Rhode Island Marriage Case Before State's Supreme Court
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on July 14, 2006 reinstated a Nebraska voter-passed marriage protection initiative which had been previously overturned by a lower court:
Lesbians "married" in Canada fail to get home country to recognize the union:
Ireland High Court Rejects Same-Sex 'Marriage' Suit
The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a state constitutional marriage amendment, in July 2006, reversing a lower court:
Perdue v. O'Kelley et al. (Georgia, 2006)
In the summer of 2006, the New York Supreme Court rebuffed the attempt of 44 same-sex couples to overturn the state's marriage law:
Daniel Hernandez, et al., Appellants, v Victor L. Robles, & c., Respondent. (New York, 2006)
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court repelled a challenge to a state constitutional marriage amendment:
Louisiana's Supreme Court overturned a lower court, which had nullified an election passage of a state constitutional marriage amendment:
Louisiana v. Forum for Equality PAC (Louisiana, 2005)
The Oregon Supreme Court nullified illegal same-sex "marriages" allowed previously by Multnomah County:
The California Supreme Court unanimously disallowed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's unlawful decision to allow same-sex "marriages":
Read the dissent of three justices of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts who disagreed with the November 18, 2003 same-sex "marriage" Goodridge ruling:
Hillary
Goodridge& others vs. Department of Public Health& another (Massachusetts,
2003)
Arizona Superior Court denies relief for two homosexual males
seeking "marriage" rights:
Standhardt v. Superior Court (Arizona, 2003)
UFI AMICUS BRIEFS IN MARRIAGE CASES
Hernandez v. Robles: New York Appellate Division (First Department)
Shields v. Madigan: New York Appellate Division (Second Department)
Samuels v. New York Department of Health: New York Appellate Division (Third Department)
Citizens for Equal Protection v. Bruning: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
City and County of San Francisco v. State of California: California Court of Appeals
Kerrigan v. Connecticut: Connecticut Supreme Court
Deane v. Conaway: Maryland Court of Appeals
Samuel v. New York Department of Health: State of New York Court of Appeals
Conaway v. Deane: Maryland Court of Special Appeals
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