In re Marriage Cases - Case Profile
Woo v. Lockyer Case Profile
The California Marriage case was argued on behalf of 14 same-sex couples and two organizations, Equality California and Our Family Coalition. The couples were represented by the ACLU with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal, Heller Ehrman LLP, and the Law Office of David C. Codell, along with the City of San Francisco in a companion case. The cases, along with four others, were consolidated into one appeal, In re Marriage Cases.
Status: VICTORY! On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court overturned the state's ban on marriage for same-sex couples.
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Resources
> About the Plaintiffs
> Amicus Briefs Filed by Organizations and Individuals in Support of Marriage Equality
Additional Information
> ACLU of Northern California
> Lambda Legal
> National Center for Lesbian Rights
Case Content
7/14/2009 | California Northern, California San Diego, California Southern | Relationships
Getting Rid of Prop 8
3/4/2008 | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Same-sex Couples Ask California Supreme Court to Strike Down Marriage Ban
8/17/2007 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents' Supplemental Brief
8/17/2007 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents' Consolidated Reply Brief on the Merits
4/2/2007 | California Northern, California San Diego, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents’ Opening Brief on the Merits
4/2/2007 | California Northern, California San Diego, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Same-Sex Couples Urge California Supreme Court to Strike Down Marriage Ban
12/20/2006 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in Lawsuits Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
11/13/2006 | California Northern, California San Diego, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Same-Sex Couples Appeal to California Supreme Court in Marriage Case
10/5/2006 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Divided California Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to Discriminatory Marriage Law
10/5/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Decision in California First Appellate Court, Divison Three
7/10/2006 | California Northern, California San Diego, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
ACLU Urges California Court to Strike Down Law Banning Same-Sex Couples from Marriage
1/12/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of the California NAACP
1/10/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Amicus Briefs Filed by Organizations and Individuals in Support of Marriage Equality
1/10/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Religious and Civil Rights Groups Support Same-Sex Couples in Legal Battle to Marry
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Religious Organizations and Religiously Affiliated Individuals
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Additional California and National LGBT Organizations
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of California, Massachusetts and National LGBT Organizations
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Asian Pacific Islander Groups
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Civil Rights Organizations
1/6/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of International Human Rights Organizations and Law Professors
1/6/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Women's Rights Organizations
11/10/2005 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents' Answering Brief in California First Appellate Court, Division Three
11/9/2005 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Parenting
ACLU, NCLR, and Lambda Legal Urge California Appeals Court to Affirm Decision Ending Unfairness Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
3/14/2005 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
ACLU Applauds California Judge's Decision Ending Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
3/14/2005 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Superior Court Decision
12/22/2004 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
ACLU Urges California Trial Court to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
8/12/2004 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
California Supreme Court Invalidates Marriages from San Francisco, Without Resolving Whether Same-Sex Couples Have the Right to Marry
3/12/2004 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Couples Challenge Marriage Discrimination in California
3/4/2008 | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Same-sex Couples Ask California Supreme Court to Strike Down Marriage Ban
4/2/2007 | California Northern, California San Diego, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Same-Sex Couples Urge California Supreme Court to Strike Down Marriage Ban
12/20/2006 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in Lawsuits Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
11/13/2006 | California Northern, California San Diego, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Same-Sex Couples Appeal to California Supreme Court in Marriage Case
10/5/2006 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Divided California Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to Discriminatory Marriage Law
7/10/2006 | California Northern, California San Diego, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
ACLU Urges California Court to Strike Down Law Banning Same-Sex Couples from Marriage
1/10/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Religious and Civil Rights Groups Support Same-Sex Couples in Legal Battle to Marry
11/9/2005 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Parenting
ACLU, NCLR, and Lambda Legal Urge California Appeals Court to Affirm Decision Ending Unfairness Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
3/14/2005 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
ACLU Applauds California Judge's Decision Ending Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
12/22/2004 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
ACLU Urges California Trial Court to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
8/12/2004 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
California Supreme Court Invalidates Marriages from San Francisco, Without Resolving Whether Same-Sex Couples Have the Right to Marry
3/12/2004 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
Couples Challenge Marriage Discrimination in California
8/17/2007 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents' Supplemental Brief
8/17/2007 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents' Consolidated Reply Brief on the Merits
4/2/2007 | California Northern, California San Diego, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents’ Opening Brief on the Merits
10/5/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Decision in California First Appellate Court, Divison Three
1/12/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of the California NAACP
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Religious Organizations and Religiously Affiliated Individuals
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Additional California and National LGBT Organizations
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of California, Massachusetts and National LGBT Organizations
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Asian Pacific Islander Groups
1/9/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Civil Rights Organizations
1/6/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of International Human Rights Organizations and Law Professors
1/6/2006 | California Northern, California Southern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Women's Rights Organizations
11/10/2005 | California Northern | HIV / AIDS, Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents' Answering Brief in California First Appellate Court, Division Three
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