Baker v. Vermont
Baker v. Vermont, 744 A.2d 864 (Vt. 1999), was a lawsuit decided by Vermont Supreme Court on December 20, 1999. It was one of the first judicial affirmations of the right of same-sex couples to treatment equivalent to that afforded different-sex couples. The decision held that the state's prohibition on same-sex marriage denied rights granted by the Vermont Constitution. The court ordered the Vermont legislature to either allow same-sex marriages or implement an alternative legal mechanism according similar rights to same-sex couples.
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Baker v. Vermont
Baker v. Vermont, 744 A.2d 864 (Vt. 1999), was a lawsuit decided by Vermont Supreme Court on December 20, 1999. It was one of the first judicial affirmations of the right of same-sex couples to treatment equivalent to that afforded different-sex couples. The decision held that the state's prohibition on same-sex marriage denied rights granted by the Vermont Constitution. The court ordered the Vermont legislature to either allow same-sex marriages or implement an alternative legal mechanism according similar rights to same-sex couples.
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Baker v. Vermont, 744 A.2d 864 ...... ar rights to same-sex couples.
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John A. Dooley, James L. Morse, Marilyn S. Skoglund, Denise R. Johnson
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1999-12-20
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Stan Baker, et al v. State of Vermont, et al
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Amestoy joined by Morse, Skoglund
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Baker v. State of Vermont
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Baker v. Vermont, 744 A.2d 864 ...... ar rights to same-sex couples.
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