Geiger v. Kitzhaber
Geiger v. Kitzhaber is a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon that requires Oregon to allow same-sex couples to marry and to recognize same-sex marriages established in other jurisdictions. The decision arose from two consolidated cases that alleged that Oregon's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, Article 15, § 5, and all related marriage statutes, violate the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Among the several defendants, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed appearances in the case to defend Oregon's position, but declined to defend the constitutionality of the bans and ordered state agencies to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages established elsewhere.
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Geiger v. Kitzhaber
Geiger v. Kitzhaber is a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon that requires Oregon to allow same-sex couples to marry and to recognize same-sex marriages established in other jurisdictions. The decision arose from two consolidated cases that alleged that Oregon's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, Article 15, § 5, and all related marriage statutes, violate the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Among the several defendants, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed appearances in the case to defend Oregon's position, but declined to defend the constitutionality of the bans and ordered state agencies to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages established elsewhere.
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2014-04-23
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No. 6:13-cv-01834
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2014-05-19
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Deanna L. Geiger and Janine M. Nelson, William Griesar and Robert Duehmig, Plaintiffs
John Kitzhaber, in his officia ...... ah County Assessor, Defendants
Paul Rummell and Benjamin West ...... hts Education Fund, Plaintiffs
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Plaintiffs' motion for summary ...... uples violate equal protection
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Same-sex marriage, equal protection, due process, marriage equality, discrimination
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Geiger v. Kitzhaber
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U.S. Court of Appeals
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