Tanco v. Haslam
E28842
Tanco v. Haslam was a federal court case challenging Tennessee’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages, which became one of the cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal court case
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constitutional law case → same-sex marriage case → |
| appealedTo |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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family law → |
| challenged |
Tennessee constitutional and statutory bans on recognition of same-sex marriage
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Tennessee’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages validly performed in other jurisdictions → |
| circuit |
Sixth Circuit
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| citation |
7 F. Supp. 3d 759
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| consolidatedInto |
Obergefell v. Hodges
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| constitutionalProvision |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States
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| court |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
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| dateOfPreliminaryInjunction |
2014-03-14
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| decisionType |
preliminary injunction granted in favor of plaintiffs
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| defendant |
Bill Haslam
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Governor of Tennessee → Tennessee Department of Health officials → |
| holding |
Tennessee must recognize the same-sex marriages of the plaintiff couples while the case is pending
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| impact |
contributed to nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage through Obergefell v. Hodges
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| issue |
interstate recognition of same-sex marriages
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marriage equality → |
| judge |
Aleta A. Trauger
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| jurisdiction |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
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| legalClaim |
violation of Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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violation of Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment → |
| legalSubject |
Fourteenth Amendment rights
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recognition of same-sex marriages → |
| partyType |
same-sex married couples
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| plaintiff |
Ijpe DeKoe
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Kellie Miller → Sophia Jesty → Thomas Kostura → Valeria Tanco → Vanessa Palazzo → |
| plaintiffStatus |
same-sex couples legally married in other jurisdictions
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| relatedCase |
Bourke v. Beshear
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DeBoer v. Snyder → Henry v. Hodges → Obergefell v. Hodges → |
| resultAtSupremeCourt |
claims effectively resolved when Supreme Court held same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry in Obergefell v. Hodges
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| stateInvolved |
Tennessee
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| stateLawChallenged |
Tennessee constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman
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Tennessee statutory provisions limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples → |
| subjectMatter |
recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages for purposes such as birth certificates and other state benefits
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| timePeriod |
2013–2015
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Obergefell v. Hodges
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consolidatedWith |