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…the institution of marriage as a union of man and woman, uniquely involving the procreation and rearing of children within a family, is as old as the book of genesis.
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Jack Pidgeon and Larry Hicks v. Sylvester Turner, in His Official Capacity as Mayor of the City of Houston, and the City of Houston
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Appellants argue, instead, that Mayor Parker acted without legal 22 authority because in issuing her directive she did not follow Baker v. Nelson, 409 U.S. 810 (1972), overruled by Obergefell, 576 U.S. at 675 .14 In October 2014, the precedential value of Baker was being called into doubt due to the “doctrinal developments” in the Supreme Court’s equal protection jurisprudence in the forty years after Baker.
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Donaldson v. State
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the institution of marriage as a union of man and woman, uniquely involving the procreation and rearing of children within a family, is as old as the book of genesis.
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Donaldson v. State of Montana
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the institution of marriage as a union of man and woman, uniquely involving the procreation and rearing of children within a family, is as old as the book of genesis.
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In re Marriage of LaFleur & Pyfer
In the early 1970s, after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a state statute restricting marriage to different-sex couples was constitutional, see Baker v. Nelson, 191 N.W.2d 185, 187 (Minn. 1971), the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the case “for want of a substantial federal question,” Baker v. Nelson, 409 U.S. 810, 810 (1972) (mem.). ¶26 At that time, Colorado statutes did not expressly restrict marriage to different-sex couples, which led to a dispute about whether Colorado would 14 recognize marriages between same-sex couples.
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SUSAN LATTA v. C. L. OTTER
Dismissing the plaintiffs' appeal 'for want of a substantial federal question,' 409 U.S. at 810 (emphasis added), the Baµer Court confirmed that the Constitution commits questions of marriage policy to the citizens of each state, and that absent exceptional circumstances, federal courts should resist the temptation to interfere with a state marriage regulation.
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Latta v. Otter
Dismissing the plaintiffs’ appeal “for want of a substantial federal question,” 409 U.S. at 810, 93 S.Ct. 37 (emphasis added), the Baker Court confirmed that the Constitution commits questions of marriage policy to the citizens of each state, and that absent exceptional circumstances, federal courts should resist the temptation to interfere with a state marriage regulation.
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Valeria Tanco v. William Haslam
The Court rejected their challenge, issuing a one-line order stating that the appeal did not raise “a substantial federal question.” Baker v. Nelson, 409 U.S. 810, 810 (1972).
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Bostic v. Schaefer
On appeal, the Supreme Court dismissed the case summarily “for want of a substantial federal question.” 409 U.S. at 810, 93 S.Ct. 37 .
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Bostic v. Rainey
The dismissal by the Supreme Court read, “The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.” Baker, 409 U.S. at 810, 93 S.Ct. 37 .
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Wilson v. Ake
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal “for want of a substantial federal question.” Baker, 409 U.S. at 810, 93 S.Ct. 37 .
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STATE OF GEORGIA v. SISTERSONG WOMEN OF COLOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE
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See Baker v. Nelson, 409 U. S. 810 ( 93 SCt 37 , 34 LE2d 65) (1972).
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Bourke v. Beshear
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See Baker v. Nelson, 291 Minn. 310 , 191 N.W.2d 185, 187 (1971), appeal dismissed for want of a substantial federal question, 409 U.S. 810 , 93 S.Ct. 37 , 34 L.Ed.2d 65 (1972); Anonymous v. Anonymous, 67 Misc.2d 982 , 325 N.Y.S.2d 499, 501 (N.Y.Spec.
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Jackson v. Abercrombie
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See Baker v. Nelson, 291 Minn. 310 , 191 N.W.2d 185 (1971), appeal dismissed, 409 U.S. 810 , 93 S.Ct. 37 , 34 L.Ed.2d 65 (1972).
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Langan v. State Farm Fire & Casualty
Vincent’s Hosp. of N.Y., 25 AD3d at 93; see Baker v Nelson, 291 Minn 310, 313-314, 191 NW2d 185, 187 [1971], appeal dismissed 409 US 810 [1972]; Matter of Cooper, 187 AD2d 128, 133-134 [1993], appeal dismissed 82 NY2d 801 [1993]; see also Hernandez v Robles, 7 NY3d 338, 363-365 [2006]).
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Hernandez v. Robles
This is how marriage is defined in the federal Defense of Marriage Act (Pub L 104-199, 110 US Stat 2419; see 1 USC § 7 ), which provides that no state "shall be required to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State ... respecting a relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage under the laws of such other State" (28 USC § 1738C). [4] Four years after Loving , the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld Minnesota's marriage laws in the face of a challenge brought by same-sex couples ( Baker v Nelson, 291 Minn 310, 191 NW2d 185 [1971],…
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Adams v. Howerton
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See Baker v. Nelson, 291 Minn. 310 , 191 N.W.2d 185 (1971), appeal dismissed, 409 U.S. 810 , 93 S.Ct. 37 , 34 L.Ed.2d 76 (1972), a case decided after Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 , 87 S.Ct. 1817 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1010 (1967), but before Zablocki v. Redhail, 434 U.S. 374 , 98 S.Ct. 673 , 54 L.Ed.2d 618 (1978).
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Adams v. Howerton
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See Baker v. Nelson, 291 Minn. 310 , 191 N.W.2d 185 (1971), appeal dismissed, 409 U.S. 810 , 93 S.Ct. 37 , 34 L.Ed.2d 76 (1972), a case decided after Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 , 87 S.Ct. 1817 , 18 L.Ed.2d 1010 (1967), but before Zablocki v. Redhail, 434 U.S. 374 , 98 S.Ct. 673 , 54 L.Ed.2d 618 (1978).
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Board of Fire Commissioners v. Potter
See Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Silver, 263 Md. 439 , 283 A. 2d 788 (1971), appeal dismissed, 409 U.S. 810 , 93 S. Ct. 38 , 34 L.Ed2d 65 (1972); Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission v. Silkor Development Corp., 246 Md. 516 , 229 A. 2d 135 (1967); Kirkwood v. Provident Savings Bank, 205 Md. 48 , 106 A. 2d 103 (1954).
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Diaz v. Brewer
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See, e.g., Baker v. Nelson, 409 U.S. 810 , 93 S.Ct. 37 , 34 L.Ed.2d 65 (1972) (dismissing for want of a substantial federal question the appeal from Baker v. Nelson, 291 Minn. 310 , 191 N.W.2d 185 (1971)); Adams, 673 F.2d at 1042-43 ; Citizens for Equal Protection v. Pruning, 455 F.3d 859, 871 (8th Cir.2006); Jones v. Hallaban, 501 S.W.2d 588, 590 (Ky.App.1973); Baker, 191 N.W.2d at 185-87 .
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Lewis v. Harris
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See, e.g., Baker v. Nelson, 191 N.W.2d 185, 186 (Minn. 1971) ("The institution of marriage as a union of man and woman . . . is as old as the book of Genesis."), appeal dismissed, 409 U.S. 810 , 93 S. Ct. 37 , 34 L.
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Smelt v. County of Orange
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See, e.g., Baker v. Nelson, 291 Minn. 310 , 191 N.W.2d 185 , 186 n. 2 (1971) (dismissing without discussion petitioners’ claim that state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage violated the First Amendment), appeal dismissed on other grounds, 409 U.S. 810 , 93 S.Ct. 37 , 34 L.Ed.2d 65 (1972); Goodridge v. Dep’t of Pub.
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Baker
v.
Nelson
v.
Nelson
No. 71-1027.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 10, 1972.
Cited by 112 opinions | Published
Citer courts: Montana Supreme Court (4)
Appeal from Sup. Ct. Minn, dismissed for want of substantial federal question.