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Sixth Circuit Timing Means That 300 Same-Sex Couples in Michigan Are In Legal Limbo While Gay Marriage Appeal Goes Forward

As you know from our recent coverage, Judge Bernard A. Friedman of the Eastern District of Michigan entered an order late in the day on Friday, March 21, 2014 striking down Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage as violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.  See Judgment, DeBoer, et al. v. Snyder, et al., … Continue Reading

Sixth Circuit Rules: No Gay Marriage in Michigan While Michigan’s Appeal is Pending

This past Sunday, we reported on how the Sixth Circuit had acted swiftly in issuing a temporary stay of last Friday’s order by Judge Bernard A. Friedman of the Eastern District of Michigan which struck down Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage.  See Judgment, DeBoer, et al. v. Snyder, et al., Case No. 12-cv-10285 (E.D. Mich.).  … Continue Reading
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