DeBoer v. Snyder
E29124
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal court case
ⓘ
same-sex marriage case ⓘ |
| appealedTo | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ |
| challenged |
Michigan constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman
ⓘ
Michigan same-sex marriage ban ⓘ |
| circuit |
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Circuit
|
| citationSixthCircuit | 772 F.3d 388 ⓘ |
| consolidatedInto | Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| constitutionalClaim |
Due Process Clause
ⓘ
Equal Protection Clause ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtOfFirstInstance | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ⓘ |
| defendant | Rick Snyder ⓘ |
| defendantOffice | Governor of Michigan ⓘ |
| districtCourtDecisionDate | 2014-03-21 ⓘ |
| districtCourtHolding | Michigan same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional ⓘ |
| districtCourtRelief | ban on same-sex marriage struck down ⓘ |
| districtJudge | Bernard A. Friedman ⓘ |
| impact | contributed to nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage ⓘ |
| initialFilingYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| issue |
whether states may ban same-sex marriage
ⓘ
whether states must recognize same-sex marriages ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ⓘ |
| laterExpandedTo | challenge to Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
adoption rights
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same-sex marriage ⓘ |
| location |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
|
| originalFocus | second-parent adoption by same-sex couple ⓘ |
| partOf | same-sex marriage litigation in the United States ⓘ |
| partyTypePlaintiffs | same-sex couple ⓘ |
| plaintiff |
April DeBoer
ⓘ
Jayne Rowse ⓘ |
| precedentialStatus | precedent in the Sixth Circuit until reversed by the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| relatedRight |
fundamental right to marry
ⓘ
right to equal protection regardless of sexual orientation ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ |
| sixthCircuitDecisionDate | 2014-11-06 ⓘ |
| sixthCircuitDissentingJudge | Martha Craig Daughtrey ⓘ |
| sixthCircuitHolding | upheld Michigan same-sex marriage ban ⓘ |
| sixthCircuitPanelJudge |
Deborah L. Cook
ⓘ
Jeffrey S. Sutton ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| subjectMatter |
recognition of same-sex couples as parents
ⓘ
state marriage licensing laws ⓘ |
| supremeCourtDisposition | reversed sub nom. Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ |
| yearDecidedDistrictCourt | 2014 ⓘ |
| yearDecidedSixthCircuit | 2014 ⓘ |
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