Narrative Opinion Summary
The petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has been granted, focusing on two specific questions regarding the Fourteenth Amendment: 1) Whether a state is required to license marriage between two individuals of the same sex. 2) Whether a state must recognize a same-sex marriage that was legally licensed and performed in another state. Oral arguments are allotted ninety minutes for Question 1 and one hour for Question 2. The parties involved are restricted to filing briefs solely on the merits of these questions. Key deadlines are established for the submission of briefs: petitioners must submit theirs by 2 p.m. on February 27, 2015; respondents by 2 p.m. on March 27, 2015; and reply briefs by 2 p.m. on April 17, 2015.
Legal Issues Addressed
Fourteenth Amendment and Same-Sex Marriage Licensingsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Supreme Court is set to determine whether the Fourteenth Amendment mandates states to license marriages between same-sex couples.
Reasoning: The petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has been granted, focusing on two specific questions regarding the Fourteenth Amendment: 1) Whether a state is required to license marriage between two individuals of the same sex.
Procedural Guidelines for Filing Briefssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The Court has established strict deadlines for the submission of briefs by the parties involved, focusing solely on the merits of the presented questions.
Reasoning: The parties involved are restricted to filing briefs solely on the merits of these questions. Key deadlines are established for the submission of briefs: petitioners must submit theirs by 2 p.m. on February 27, 2015; respondents by 2 p.m. on March 27, 2015; and reply briefs by 2 p.m. on April 17, 2015.
Recognition of Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriagessubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The legal principle at issue is whether states are obligated to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states, as per the Fourteenth Amendment.
Reasoning: The petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has been granted, focusing on two specific questions regarding the Fourteenth Amendment: 2) Whether a state must recognize a same-sex marriage that was legally licensed and performed in another state.