Deb, who is 45, and Susan, 49, have two daughters, 16-year-old Abbey and Katie, who is about to turn 15. They also have a two-year-old son, Landon, whom they adopted from the foster care system in November 2012.
Whitewood v. Wolf - Freedom to Marry in Pennsylvania
Updated:
May 21, 2014
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, the American Civil Liberties Union, and volunteer counsel from the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of 21 Pennsylvanians who wish to marry in Pennsylvania or want the Commonwealth to recognize their out-of-state marriages. The lawsuit alleges that Pennsylvania's Defense of Marriage Act and refusal to marry lesbian and gay couples or recognize their out-of-state marriages violates the fundamental right to marry as well as the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Plaintiffs
They dated via Greyhound for five months, and then Fredia moved from Washington, DC to Pittsburgh to be with Lynn. They've been together ever since.
Ed and David got married on May 10, 2013 in Maine. Ed's 90-year-old aunt was the flower girl.
Together 10 years and wed in Massachusetts, where they used to live, Heather, 44, and Kath, 41, reluctantly gave up the legal protections of marriage when they moved to Pennsylvania in 2007.
Together for 32 years, Fernando and Len are both attorneys who have dedicated their careers to serving the public interest.
Dawn and Diana met on a study abroad trip and bonded over their shared commitment to social justice.
Angela and Gail have lived together for 17 years.
Helena, a teacher and education consultant, and Dara, an emergency room doctor, have been a couple for six years and were married in Connecticut on September 25, 2010.
Ron and Greg met in the summer of 1994.
Marla, 54, and Julia, 58, met when they were in Army basic training together in 1983, started dating a couple of years later, and have been together for 27 years.
Maureen lived with the love of her life, Mary Beth McIntyre, from 1984 until Mary Beth's death on May 18, 2013, at the age of 55.
Sandy Ferlanie, 45, and Christine Donato, 44, have lived together in a committed relationship for 17 years.
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Legal Documents
Whitewood v. Wolf -- Opinion
Whitewood v. Wolf - Defendants' Reply Brief In Support of their Motion for Summary Judgment
Whitewood v. Wolf - Plaintiffs' Reply Brief in Support of their Motion for Summary Judgment
Whitewood v. Wolf - Defendants' Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment
Whitewood v. Wolf - Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Statement of Uncontested Facts
Whitewood v. Wolf -- Plaintiffs' Statement of Uncontested Material Facts