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| Same-Sex Marriage Documents |
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 Opinion (PDF) (Strauss v. Horton) California Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban. (May 26, 2009)
- Opinion (PDF) (Lewis v. Harris) New Jersey’s Supreme Court rules same-sex couples equal rights and tells state lawmakers that they must decide how to make that happen, either through marriage or via another legal route. (Oct. 25, 2006)
- Opinion (PDF) (In Re: Marriage Cases) California appellate court upholds the state’s same-sex marriage ban (Oct. 5, 2006)
- Opinion (PDF) (Lockyer v. San Francisco) California Supreme Court voids all same sex marriages performed in SF (Aug. 12, 2004)
- Order to Show Cause (Lockyer v. San Francisco) California Supreme Court Halts Issuance of Same-Sex Marriage Licenses in San Francisco (March 11, 2004)
- Order to Show Cause (Lewis v. Alfaro) California Supreme Court Halts Issuance of Same-Sex Marriage Licenses in San Francisco (March 11, 2004)
- Complaint (PDF) (San Francisco v. California, Prop. 22 Legal Defense & Educ. Fund) (Feb. 19, 2004)
- Complaint (PDF) (Thomasson v. Newsom) Lawsuit challenges SF Same-Sex Marriages, Seeks Injunction (Feb. 13, 2004)
- SF Mayor's Letter to County Clerk Re: Issuing Marriage Licenses S.F. Mayor instructs County Clerk to issue licenses without regard to gender or sexual orientation (Feb. 10, 2004)
- Calif. Family Code Section 308.5 (HTML) The "California Defense of Marriage Act"
- Calif. Proposition 22 (HTML) [PDF version] Ballot initiative to enact "California Defense of Marriage Act," passed by California voters in March 7, 2000 Primary Election
- Analysis, Ballot Arguments Regarding Calif. Proposition 22 (HTML) [PDF version] (Provides background and context for "California Defense of Marriage Act" passed by California voters in March 7, 2000 Primary Election)
- Mass. Supreme Jud. Ct. Advisory Opinion Re: Gay & Lesbian marriage Massachusetts senate bill outlawing gay and lesbian marriage, but permitting same-sex "civil unions," is unconstitutional (Feb. 3, 2004)
- Mass. Supreme Jud. Ct. Opinion (PDF) (Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health) Court rules that law barring same-sex marriages violates the state constitution (Nov. 18, 2003)
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinion (Lawrence v. Texas) Justices strike down all state sodomy laws as unconstitutional (2003)
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinion (Bowers v. Hardwick) Supreme Court upholds Georgia’s sodomy Laws (1986)
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| Legal Analysis |
- Same-Sex Marriage Adds to Employers' Challenges under New California Domestic Partner Laws, by Nancy L. Ober and Paul R. Lynd, of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
- Same-Sex Marriage: What Does It Mean for Massachusetts Employers? (PDF) by Ellen M. Majdloch of Nixon Peabody, LLP
- Same-Sex Marriage Legal In Massachusetts -- What Does This Mean For Employers In And Outside Of The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts?, by Karen E. Schneck and Sonia Macias Steele of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
- New Domestic Partnership Benefits Affect New Jersey Employees, by Tara S. Smith of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
- The Impact of Same-Sex Marriage on the Workplace (PDF) by Jeffrey M. Tanenbaum, Paul Byrne, Mark Foster, Varya Simpson, and Michael Thomas, Nixon Peabody, LLP
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| Commentary |
Joanna Grossman
- The Proposed Marriage Protection Act: Why It May Be Unconstitutional (Jul. 27, 2004)
- As the Federal Marriage Amendment Fails in the Senate, Recent and Older Examples in Legal History Provide Insight (Jul. 15, 2004)
- Same-Sex Couples Prepare to Marry in Massachusetts, But the Governor Invokes An Archaic Marriage Evasion Act To Stop Out-of-Staters From Taking Vows (May 18, 2004)
- San Francisco Takes Center Stage by Permitting Gay Couples to Marry: The Legal Questions the City's Actions Raise (Feb. 24, 2004)
- How Same-Sex Marriage Became Legal in Massachusetts: The State's Supreme Court Rebukes Its Legislature's Attempt to "Circumvent" the Court's Decision (Feb. 6, 2004)
- The New Jersey Domestic Partnership Law
Its Formal Recognition of Same-Sex Couples, and How It Differs From Other States' Approaches (Jan. 13, 2004)
- Are Bans on Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional? New Jersey Says Yes, But Massachusetts, In a Landmark Decision, Says No (Nov. 20, 2003)
- Vermont Civil Unions:
Will Sister States Recognize Them? An Early Status Report (May 20, 2003)
- Does Discrimination Against Gay Men and Lesbians Count As Sex Discrimination? The Supreme Court May Soon Give An Answer (Mar. 25, 2003)
- Should a Surviving "Spouse" in a Same-Sex Couple Be Permitted to Sue for Wrongful Death? A New York Court Will Have a Chance to Decide (Feb. 25, 2003)
- DISSOLVING UNHAPPY VERMONT CIVIL UNIONS: It's Harder Than It Looks (Apr. 24, 2001)
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