Hollingsworth v. Perry

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Hollingsworth v. Perry was a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that effectively restored same-sex marriage in California by dismissing an appeal over Proposition 8 for lack of standing.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
landmark case
appealsCourt United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
citation 133 S. Ct. 2652
186 L. Ed. 2d 768
570 U.S. 693
constitutionalProvisionInvoked Article III of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
decisionDate 2013-06-26
defendant Dennis Hollingsworth NERFINISHED
ProtectMarriage.com
defendantRole official proponents of Proposition 8
dissentingOpinionBy Anthony M. Kennedy
dissentJoinedBy Clarence Thomas
Samuel A. Alito Jr.
surface form: Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

Sonia Sotomayor
docketNumber 12-144
effect Effectively restored same-sex marriage in California
Left in place the district court ruling striking down Proposition 8
holding Proponents of California Proposition 8 lacked Article III standing to appeal the district court’s order
The Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to decide the merits of the case
issue constitutionality of California Proposition 8
standing of initiative proponents to appeal federal court decisions
jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
lawInvolved California Proposition 8
Fourteenth Amendment
surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
legalSubject Article III standing
ballot initiatives
same-sex marriage
majorityJoinedBy Antonin Scalia
Elena Kagan
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen G. Breyer
majorityOpinionBy John G. Roberts Jr.
surface form: John G. Roberts, Jr.
originatingCourt United States District Court for the Northern District of California
originatingJudge Vaughn R. Walker NERFINISHED
plaintiff Jeff Zarrillo
Kristin Perry
Paul Katami
Sandy Stier
priorCase Perry v. Brown
Perry v. Schwarzenegger
proceduralPosture appeal from the Ninth Circuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
relatedCase Obergefell v. Hodges
United States v. Windsor
resultOnMerits no Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage
stateInvolved California, United States
surface form: California
term October Term 2012
topic LGBT rights in the United States
marriage equality in California

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October Term 2012 includesCase Hollingsworth v. Perry
Windsor v. United States (in part) relatedCase Hollingsworth v. Perry
Windsor relatedCase Hollingsworth v. Perry
subject surface form: United States v. Windsor