No. 14-562

Vide 14-556, 14-571, 14-574

Title:

Docketed:

November 14, 2014

Lower Ct:

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

  Case Nos.:

(14-5297)

  Decision Date:

November 6, 2014

Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ 

~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Nov 14 2014

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 15, 2014)

Nov 14 2014

Appendix of Valeria Tanco, et al. filed.

Dec 9 2014

Motion for leave to intervene filed by Chris Sevier.

Dec 15 2014

Brief of respondents Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, et al. in opposition filed.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amicus curiae of Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter filed. VIDED.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amici curiae of 76 Scholars of Marriage filed.

Dec 19 2014

Letter from counsel for petitioners dated December 19, 2014, received waiving 14-day waiting

period pursuant to Rule 15.5.

Dec 22 2014

Reply of petitioners Valeria Tanco, et al. filed.

Dec 22 2014

Response in opposition to motion for leave to intervene filed by respondents. (Distributed)

Dec 23 2014

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.

Jan 12 2015

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015.

Jan 16 2015

Petition GRANTED The petitions for writs of certiorari in No. 14-556, No. 14-571, and No. 14-574 are granted. The cases are consolidated and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to the following questions: 1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? 2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state? A total of ninety minutes is allotted for oral argument on Question 1. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument on Question 2. The parties are limited to filing briefs on the merits and presenting oral argument on the questions presented in their respective petitions. The briefs of petitioners are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2015. The briefs of respondents are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2015. The reply briefs are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015. VIDED

~~~Date~~~ 

~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Nov 14 2014

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 15, 2014)

Dec 8 2014

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party,

received from counsel for the respondents.

Dec 12 2014

Brief of respondent Richard Hodges, Director, Ohio Department of Health filed.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amicus curiae of Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter filed. VIDED.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amici curiae of Colage; Equality Federation, et al. filed. VIDED.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amici curiae of 76 Scholars of Marriage filed. VIDED.

Dec 19 2014

Letter from counsel for petitioners dated December 19, 2014, received waiving 14-day waiting period pursuant to Rule 15.5.

Dec 21 2014

Reply of petitioners James Obergefell, et al. filed.

Dec 23 2014

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.

Jan 12 2015

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015.

Jan 16 2015

Petition GRANTED The petitions for writs of certiorari in No. 14-562, No. 14-571, and No. 14-574 are granted. The cases are consolidated and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to the following questions: 1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? 2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state? A total of ninety minutes is allotted for oral argument on Question 1. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument on Question 2. The parties are limited to filing briefs on the merits and presenting oral argument on the questions presented in their respective petitions. The briefs of petitioners are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2015. The briefs of respondents are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2015. The reply briefs are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015. VIDED

~~~Date~~~ 

~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Nov 14 2014

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2014)

Nov 24 2014

Brief of respondents Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, et al. in support filed.

Dec 1 2014

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party received from counsel for the respondents.

Dec 2 2014

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.

Dec 3 2014

Letter of November 25, 2014, waiving the right to file a repy brief in support of the petition.

Dec 9 2014

Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Inc. in support of neither party filed.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amici curiae of Colage, Equality Federation, et al. filed. VIDED.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amicus curiae of Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter filed. VIDED.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amici curiae of 76 Scholars of Marriage filed. VIDED.

Dec 18 2014

Brief amici curiae of The National Coalition of Black Pastors, and Christian Leaders filed.

Dec 18 2014

Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)

Dec 23 2014

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.

Jan 12 2015

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015.

Jan 16 2015

Petition GRANTED The petitions for writs of certiorari in No. 14-556, No. 14-562, and No. 14-574 are granted. The cases are consolidated and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to the following questions: 1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? 2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state? A total of ninety minutes is allotted for oral argument on Question 1. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument on Question 2. The parties are limited to filing briefs on the merits and presenting oral argument on the questions presented in their respective petitions. The briefs of petitioners are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2015. The briefs of respondents are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2015. The reply briefs are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015. VIDED

~~~Date~~~ 

~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Nov 18 2014

Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2014)

Dec 8 2014

Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent.

Dec 8 2014

Brief of respondent Steve Beshear, Governor of Kentucky in support filed.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amici curiae of Colage, Equality Federation, et al. filed. VIDED.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amicus curiae of Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter filed. VIDED.

Dec 15 2014

Brief amici curiae of 76 Scholars of Marriage filed. VIDED

Dec 22 2014

Reply of petitioners Gregory Bourke, et al. filed.

Dec 23 2014

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015.

Jan 12 2015

DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015.

Jan 16 2015

Petition GRANTED The petitions for writs of certiorari in No. 14-556, No. 14-562, and No. 14-571 are granted. The cases are consolidated and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to the following questions: 1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? 2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state? A total of ninety minutes is allotted for oral argument on Question 1. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument on Question 2. The parties are limited to filing briefs on the merits and presenting oral argument on the questions presented in their respective petitions. The briefs of petitioners are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2015. The briefs of respondents are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2015. The reply briefs are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, April 17, 2015. VIDED