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In re Marriage Cases - 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.
> Click here to watch the arguments online.
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
8/17/2007 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents' Consolidated Reply Brief on the Merits
12/20/2006 | Relationships
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in Lawsuits Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
10/5/2006 | Relationships
Divided California Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to Discriminatory Marriage Law
10/5/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Decision in California First Appellate Court, Divison Three
7/10/2006 | Relationships
ACLU Urges California Court to Strike Down Law Banning Same-Sex Couples from Marriage
1/12/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of the California NAACP
1/10/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Amicus Briefs Filed by Organizations and Individuals in Support of Marriage Equality
1/10/2006 | Relationships
Religious and Civil Rights Groups Support Same-Sex Couples in Legal Battle to Marry
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Religious Organizations and Religiously Affiliated Individuals
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Additional California and National LGBT Organizations
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of California, Massachusetts and National LGBT Organizations
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Asian Pacific Islander Groups
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Civil Rights Organizations
1/6/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of International Human Rights Organizations and Law Professors
1/6/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Women's Rights Organizations
11/10/2005 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents' Answering Brief in California First Appellate Court, Division Three
11/9/2005 | Parenting
ACLU, NCLR, and Lambda Legal Urge California Appeals Court to Affirm Decision Ending Unfairness Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
3/14/2005 | Relationships
ACLU Applauds California Judge's Decision Ending Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
12/22/2004 | Relationships
ACLU Urges California Trial Court to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
8/12/2004 | Relationships
California Supreme Court Invalidates Marriages from San Francisco, Without Resolving Whether Same-Sex Couples Have the Right to Marry
12/20/2006 | Relationships
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal in Lawsuits Seeking Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
10/5/2006 | Relationships
Divided California Court of Appeal Rejects Challenge to Discriminatory Marriage Law
7/10/2006 | Relationships
ACLU Urges California Court to Strike Down Law Banning Same-Sex Couples from Marriage
1/10/2006 | Relationships
Religious and Civil Rights Groups Support Same-Sex Couples in Legal Battle to Marry
11/9/2005 | Parenting
ACLU, NCLR, and Lambda Legal Urge California Appeals Court to Affirm Decision Ending Unfairness Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
3/14/2005 | Relationships
ACLU Applauds California Judge's Decision Ending Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
12/22/2004 | Relationships
ACLU Urges California Trial Court to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples in Marriage
8/12/2004 | Relationships
California Supreme Court Invalidates Marriages from San Francisco, Without Resolving Whether Same-Sex Couples Have the Right to Marry
8/17/2007 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Respondents' Consolidated Reply Brief on the Merits
10/5/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Decision in California First Appellate Court, Divison Three
1/12/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of the California NAACP
1/10/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Amicus Briefs Filed by Organizations and Individuals in Support of Marriage Equality
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Religious Organizations and Religiously Affiliated Individuals
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Additional California and National LGBT Organizations
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of California, Massachusetts and National LGBT Organizations
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Asian Pacific Islander Groups
1/9/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Civil Rights Organizations
1/6/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of International Human Rights Organizations and Law Professors
1/6/2006 | Relationships
In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Women's Rights Organizations
Related Multimedia
Prop. 8 Oral Argruments
On March 5, 2009, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Strauss v. Horton, the case that challenges Proposition 8, which took away the right of same-sex couples ...
