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Ohio Families to Petition Supreme Court for Review of Discriminatory Sixth Circuit Ruling

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November 7, 2014

Yesterday, over a strenuous dissent, two Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals judges upheld discriminatory bans on marriage rights for same-sex couples in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee, becoming the first federal circuit court after the Supreme Court’s watershed 2013 Windsor ruling to uphold such bans and departing from recent decisions from the 4th, 7th, 9th and 10th Circuits.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Sixth Circuit Upholds Discriminatory Bans on Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples in Four States

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November 6, 2014

Today the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld as constitutional bans on marriage rights for same-sex couples in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee, becoming the first federal circuit court after the Supreme Court’s watershed 2013 Windsor ruling to uphold such bans and departing from recent decisions from the 4th, 7th, 9th and 10th Circuits.

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Sixth Circuit Hears Arguments in Six Cases Seeking Recognition of Marriage and Adoption for Same-Sex Couples

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August 6, 2014

Today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a federal lawsuit seeking to compel the State of Ohio to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples and issue accurate birth certificates listing both parents for the Ohio-born children of married same-sex couples.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals FAQ

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July 30, 2014

What cases are presenting oral arguments on August 6th?

See Also: Marriage, Same-sex relationships
Victory! Court Declares Ohio Ban on Recognizing Marriages of Same-Sex Couples Unconstitutional

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April 14, 2014

The Court also held that the state violates the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution by denying recognition to out-of-state adoption decrees and by refusing to amend the birth certificates of Ohio-born children.

See Also: Adoption and Parenting, Henry v. Wymyslo, Marriage, Same-sex relationships