Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Marriage Law Digest (May 2014)

May 2014 Case Summaries
William C. Duncan, Editor
Contents
1)      WRIGHT V. ARKANSAS, Case No. 60CV-13-2662, Arkansas Circuit Court of Pulaski County, May 9, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
2)      LATTA V. OTTER, Case No. 1:13-cv-00482-CWD, U.S. District Court, District of Idaho, May 13, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
3)      GEIGER V. KITZHABER, Case No. 6:13-cv-01834, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, May 19, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
4)      EVANS V. UTAH, Case No. 2:14CV55DAK, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, May 19, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
5)      WHITEWOOD V. WOLF, 1:13-CV-1861, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, May 20, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
6)      JASON P. V. DANIELLE S., B248629, California Court of Appeals, Second District, May 14, 2014 (paternity of sperm donor).
Recent Law Review Articles & Books (interstate recognition, religious marriage, conscience, Australia, religious solemnization). 

Friday, May 2, 2014

Marriage Law Digest (April 2014)
1)      CRAIG V. MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP, CR2013-0008, Colorado Administrative Court, December 6, 2013 (public accommodations discrimination in wedding).
2)      COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA V. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, [2013] HCA 55, Australia High Court, December 12, 2013 (conflict of state and federal marriage laws).
3)      R V. REGISTRAR GENERAL, [2013] UKSC 77, U.K. Supreme Court, December 11, 2013 (Scientologist’s ability to solemnize marriage).
4)      BN0. 04-CV-ROWN V. BUHMAN, Case No. 2:11-cv-0652-CW, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, December 13, 2013 (legality of polygamy).
5)      GRIEGO V. OLIVER, Docket No. 34,30, New Mexico Supreme Court, December 19, 2013 (same-sex marriage).
6)      IN RE MARRIAGE OF DAVIS, No. 53A01-1305-DR-221, Indiana Court of Appeals, December 20, 2013 (marriage and gender change).
7)      OBERGEFELL V. WYMSLO, Case No. 1:13-cv-501, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, December 23, 2013 (same-sex marriage).
8)      KITCHEN V. HERBERT, Case No. 2:13-cv-217, U.S. District Court, District of Utah, December 20, 2013 (same-sex marriage).
9)    BISHOP V. UNITED STATES, No. 04-CV-848-TCK-TLW, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, January 14, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
10)  IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF JOHN DOE & JOHN DOE I, Docket No. 41463, Idaho Supreme Court, February 10, 2014 (adoption by unmarried couples).
11)    BOURKE V. BESHEAR, Civil Action No. 3:13-CV-750-H, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, February 12, 2014 (same-sex marriage).   
12)    BOSTIC V. RAINEY, Civil No. 2:13cv395, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, February 13, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
13)    LEE V. ORR, Case No. 13-cv-8719, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, February 21, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
14)    TANCO V. HASLAM, Case No. 3:13-cv-01159, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, March 14, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
15)    DEBOER V. SNYDER, Civil Action No. 12-CV-10285, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, March 21, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
16)    HENRY V. HIMES, Case No. 1:14-cv-129, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, April 14, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
17)    BASKIN V. ROGAN, 1:14-cv-00355-RLY-TAB, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, April 18, 2014 (same-sex marriage).
18)    A.L.F.L. V. K.L.L., No. 2014-CI-02421, Texas District Court, Bexar County, April 22, 2014 (same-sex divorce).
19)    ALASKA V. SCHMIDT, Supreme Court No. S-14521, Alaska Supreme Court, April 25, 2014 (property tax exemption for same-sex couples).
20)    Recent Law Review Articles (topics: marriage & liberty, religious exemptions, reasoning of marriage cases, animus).
21)   News Stories (topics: unmarried couple adoption).