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JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Judgment REVERSED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. Scalia, J. filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. VIDED
Request for recusal received from amicus curiae Foundation for Moral Law. VIDED
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Theofore Coates DENIED. VIDED.
Argued. For petitioners on Question 1: Mary L. Bonauto, Boston, Mass.; and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents on Question 1: John J. Bursch, Special Assistant Attorney General, Lansing, Mich. For petitioners on Question 2: Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Washington, D. C. For respondents on Question 2: Joseph F. Whalen, Associate Solicitor General, Nashville, Tenn.
Reply of petitioners Valeria Tanco, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Earl M. Maltz, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of State of Alabama filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Public Advocate of the U.S., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Agudath Israel of America filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Texas Values filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Jason Feliciano and Seventeen Pastors filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of International Conference of Evangelical Endorsers filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Lighted Candle Society filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Concerned Women for America filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of 57 Members of U.S. Congress filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Jon Simmons filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Dr. Judith Reisman, and Liberty Center for Child Protection filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Same-Sex Attracted Men and Their Wives filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Upon consideration of the March 17 and March 31, 2015, letters from counsel for the petitioners and the respondents, the following order of argument is adopted. On Question 1 the time is allocated as follows: 30 minutes for one advocate on behalf of the petitioners, 15 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 45 minutes for one advocate on behalf of the respondents. On Question 2 the time is allocated as follows: 30 minutes for one advocate on behalf of the petitioners, and 30 minutes for one advocate on behalf of the respondents. VIDED
Brief amici curiae of Texas Eagle Forum and Steven F. Hotze, M.D. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Fertility and Marriage filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Richard A. Lawrence filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Mike Huckabee Policy Solutions and, Family Research Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of 47 Scholars filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Organizations and Scholars of Gender-Diverse Parenting filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Major Religious Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations, Public Speakers, and Scholars Concerned About Free Speech filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Leaders of the 2012 Republican National Convention Committee on the Platform, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of the Welfare of Women, Children, and Underprivileged Populations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Theodore Coates. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of American College of Pediatricians, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of 100 Scholars of Marriage filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Tri Valley Law, P.C. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Catholic Answers filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Louisiana, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of The Committee for Justice filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Wyoming Legislators and Scholars of Full Faith and Credit filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Parents and Friends of Gays & Ex-Gays filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of National Coalition of Black Pastors and Christian Leaders filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Algirdas M. Liepas filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Originalism filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Public Affairs Campaign and Opinion Expert Frank Schubert, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of David A. Robinson filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of CatholicVote.org Education Fund filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Organizations That Promote Biological Parenting filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Lary S. Larson filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Scholars and the Saint Thomas More Society of Dallas filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Family Research Council filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Supplemental joint letter of argument proposal from counsel for the petitioners. VIDED
Brief amici curiae of North Carolina Values Coalition, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of The Ruth Institute and Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Family Trust Foundation of Kentucky, Inc., A/K/A The Family Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of 54 International and Comparative Law Experts from 27 Countries filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of State of South Carolina filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of History and Related Disciplines filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief of respondents Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Robert Oscar Lopez, and B.N. Klein filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Dawn Stefanowicz and Denise Shick filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Heather Barwick and Katy Faust filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Paul McHugh filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Professor Daniel N. Robinson, Ph.D. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Record from U.S.D.C. Southern Dist. of Ohio is electronic and located on PACER.
Record received from U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit is electronic.
Joint letter of argument proposal from counsel for the petitioners. VIDED
Brief amicus curiae of Robert J. Bentley, Governor of Alabama filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Joint letter of argument proposal from counsel for the respondents. VIDED
Record requested from U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit.
CIRCULATED.
Brief amici curiae of Foreign and Comparative Law Experts Harold Hongju Koh, et al. filed. VIDED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Brief amici curiae of The Human Rights Campaign and 207,551 Americans filed. VIDED.
Appendix of The Human Rights Campaign and 207,551 Americans (10 Volumes) filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Kristin M. Perry, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of PFLAG, Inc. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Conflict of Laws and Family Law Professors filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of The Liberty Education Forum filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of American Public Health Association, and Whitman-Walker Health filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Lawrence J. Korb, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders, and Organizations filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Legal Services NYC filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and 44 U.S. Senators filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars Stephen Clark, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Family Law Scholars filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Freedom to Marry filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of John K. Olson filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Marriage Equality USA filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of LGBT Student Organizations at Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Schools filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Minnesota filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Garden State Equality filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of 226 U.S. Mayors, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of The Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of The General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al. in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Professors Laurence H. Tribe and Michael C. Dorf filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Campaign for Southern Equality and Equality Federation filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Douglas Laycock, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Watch and The New York City Bar Association, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Historians of Marriage and The American Historical Association filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Nine-Two Plaintiffs in Marriage Cases in Alabama, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Gary J. Gates filed. VIDED.
Proposal to lodge excerpts of original, declassified documents, from counsel for amicus curiae The Mattachine Society of Washington D.C. VIDE
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars Ashutosh Bhagwat, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Carlos A. Ball, Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers University, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congres ofI industrial Organizations filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Family Equality Council, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Experiential Learning Lab at New York University School of Law filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Kenneth B. Mehlman, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of The Organization of American Historians filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of The American Humanist Association and Center for Inquiry filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of National Women's Law Center, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of the Constitutional Rights of Children filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Virginia filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of American Sociological Association filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of The Alliance: State Advocates for Women's Rights and Gender Equality filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of 379 Employers and Organizations Representing Employers filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Citizens United for the Individual Freedom to Define Marriage in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of GLMA, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of President of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of National Family Civil Rights Center filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Conflict of Law Scholars filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Survivors of Sexual Orientation Change Therapies filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of California Council of Churches, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Professor W. Burlette Carter in support of neither party filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Equality Ohio, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Elected Officials and Former Officeholders of Michigan, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of The Cleveland Choral Arts Association Inc. a/k/a The North Coast Men's Chorus filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Indiana University filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Hawaii filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Outserve-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of BiLaw filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Columbia Law School Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Langley Hill Friends Meeting, et al. filed. VIDED.
Brief of petitioners Valeria Tanco, et al. filed.
Joint appendix for No. 14-556, 14-562 & 14-574 filed (2 volumes). VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of Mae Kuykendall, David Upham and Michael Worley in support of neither party and urging affirmance on question 1 filed. VIDED.
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Hodges, et al., in No. 14-556. VIDED
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Haslam, et al., in No. 14-562. VIDED
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, et al., in No. 14-571. VIDED
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Steve Beshear, et al., in No. 14-574. VIDED
Motion for leave to intervene filed by Chris Sevier DENIED.
Petition GRANTED The petitions for writs of certiorari in No. 14-556, No. 14-571, and No. 14-574 are granted. The cases are consolidated and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to the following questions: 1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex 2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state A total of ninety minutes is allotted for oral argument on Question 1. A total of one hour is allotted for oral argument on Question 2. The parties are limited to filing briefs on the merits and presenting oral argument on the questions presented in their respective petitions. The briefs of petitioners are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2015. The briefs of respondents are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2015. The reply briefs are to be filed on or before...
Reply of petitioners Valeria Tanco, et al. filed.
Response in opposition to motion for leave to intervene filed by respondents. (Distributed)
Letter from counsel for petitioners dated December 19, 2014, received waiving 14-day waiting period pursuant to Rule 15.5.
Brief of respondents Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, et al. in opposition filed.
Brief amicus curiae of Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter filed. VIDED.
Brief amici curiae of 76 Scholars of Marriage filed. VIDED.
Motion for leave to intervene filed by Chris Sevier.
Appendix of Valeria Tanco, et al. filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 15, 2014)
Valeria Tanco, et al., Petitioner, represented by Douglas Hallward-Driemeier
Valeria Tanco, et al., Petitioner, represented by Mary L. Bonauto
Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, et al., Respondent, represented by Joseph F. Whalen
Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee, et al., Respondent, represented by John J. Bursch
167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and 44 U.S. Senators, Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph F. Tringali
226 U.S. Mayors, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Blithe Smith Bock
379 Employers and Organizations Representing Employers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Susan Leann Baker Manning
47 Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert P. George
54 International and Comparative Law Experts from 27 Countries, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lynn D. Wardle
57 Members of U.S. Congress, Amicus Curiae, represented by D. John Sauer
76 Scholars of Marriage, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gene Clayton Schaerr
Agudath Israel of America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Larry S. Loigman
Algirdas M. Liepas, Amicus Curiae, represented by Algirdas M. Liepas
American College of Pediatricians, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by David C. Walker
American Federation of Labor and Congres ofI industrial Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alice M. O'Brien
American Psychological Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul M. Smith
American Public Health Association, and Whitman-Walker, Amicus Curiae, represented by Boris Bershteyn
American Sociological Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Carmine D. Boccuzzi Jr.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles A. Rothfeld
Anti-Defamation League, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory E. Ostfeld
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jerome C. Roth
Beshear, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Leigh Gross Latherow
BiLaw, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kyle Courtenay Velte
Bourke, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Daniel J. Canon
California Council of Churches, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Eric A. Isaacson
Campaign for Southern Equality and Equality Federation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Cristina Alonso
Carlos A. Ball, Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers University, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul J. Hall
Catholic Answers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles S. Limandri
CatholicVote.org Education Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by Patrick T. Gillen
Cato Institute, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by William N. Eskridge Jr.
Chris Sevier, Amicus Curiae, represented by Chris Sevier
Citizens United for the individual Freedom to Define Marriage, Amicus Curiae, represented by D'Arcy Winston Straub
Clumbia Law School Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, Amicus Curiae, represented by Suzanne B. Goldberg
Concerned Women for America, Amicus Curiae, represented by Steven W. Fitschen
Conflict of Laws and Family Law Professors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Marjory Anne Gentry
Conflict of Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert A. Long Jr.
Constitutional Accountability Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth B. Wydra
Constitutional Law Scholars Ashutosh Bhagwat, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Lori Alvino McGill
David A. Robinson, Amicus Curiae, represented by David A. Robinson
DeBoer, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Carole M. Stanyar
Douglas Laycock, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas Laycock
Dr. Judith Reisman, and Liberty Center for Child Protection, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mathew D. Staver
Dr. Paul McHugh, Amicus Curiae, represented by Gerard V. Bradley
Eagle Forum Education & Defense Fund, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence J. Joseph
Earl M. Maltz, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Herbert G. Grey
Elected Officials and Former Officeholders of Michigan, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Gregory L. Diskant
Equality Ohio, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Alan B. Morrison
Family Equality Council, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Katherine Keating
Family Law Scholars, Amicus Curiae, represented by E. Joshua Rosenkranz
Family Research Council, Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul Benjamin Linton
Family Trust Foundation of Kentucky, Inc., A/K/A The Family Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stanton L. Cave
Foreign and Comparative Law Experts Harold Homgju Koh, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Ruth N. Borenstein
Foundation for Moral Law, Amicus Curiae, represented by John A. Eidsmoe
Freedom to Marry, Amicus Curiae, represented by Walter Dellinger
Garden State Equality, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence S. Lustberg
Gary J. Gates, Amicus Curiae, represented by J. Scott Ballenger
GLMA, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Nicholas M. O'Donnell
Hawaii, Amicus Curiae, represented by Girard D. Lau
Historians of Marriage, and The HAmerican Historical Association, Amicus Curiae, represented by Pratik A. Shah
Hodges, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Eric E. Murphy
Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic, Amicus Curiae, represented by Benjamin G. Shatz
Human Rights Watch and The New York City Bar Association, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard L. Levine
Indiana University, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jon Laramore
Institute for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert J. McNamara
Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Teresa Stanton Collett
International Conference of Evangelical Endorsers, Amicus Curiae, represented by Arthur A. Schulcz Sr.
Jason Feliciano and Seventeen Pastors, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sandra F. Gilbert
John K. Olson, Amicus Curiae, represented by G. Eric Brunstad Jr.
Jon Simmons, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kevin E. Green
Judicial Watch, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by James F. Peterson
Kenneth B. Mehlman, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Seth P. Waxman
Kristin M. Perry, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Theodore B. Olson
Langley Hill Friends Meeting, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by J. E. McNeil
Lary S. Larson, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sean J. Coletti
Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders and Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Hunter Thompson Carter
Lawrence J. Korb, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph R. Guerra
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, et al, Amicus Curiae, represented by Matthew Michael Hoffman
Leaders of the 2012 Republican National Convention Committee on the Platform, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by James Bopp Jr.
Legal Scholars Stephen Clark, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Joseph Patrick Lombardo
Legal Services NYC, Amicus Curiae, represented by Owen C. Pell
LGBT Student Organizations at Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Schools, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew Melzer
Liberty Scholars and the Saint Thomas More Society of Dallas, Amicus Curiae, represented by David R. Upham
Lighted Candle Society, Amicus Curiae, represented by George M. Weaver
Louisiana, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by S. Kyle Duncan
Mae Kuykendall, David Upham and Michael Worley, Amicus Curiae, represented by Mae Kuykendall
Major Religious Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Alexander Dushku
Marriage Equality USA, Amicus Curiae, represented by Martin N. Buchanan
Massachusetts, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan B. Miller
Mike Huckabee Policy Solutions and, Family Research Institute, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey S. Wittenbrink
Minnesota, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jacob Daniel Campion
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by John Paul Schnapper-Casteras
National Coalition of Black Pastors and Christian Leaders, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard Thompson
National Family Civil Rights Center, Amicus Curiae, represented by Douglas J. Callahan
National Women's Law Center, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Emily J. Martin
Nine-Two Plaintiffs in Marriage Cases in Alabama, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard D. Bernstein
North Carolina Values Coalition, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Deborah Dewart
Obergefell, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Alphonse A. Gerhardstein
Organizations and Scholars of Gender-diverse Parenting, Amicus Curiae, represented by Edward H. Trent
Organizations That Promote Biological Parenting, Amicus Curiae, represented by Timothy N. Tardibono
Outserve-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher D. Man
Parents and Friends of Gays & Ex-Gays, Amicus Curiae, represented by Dean R. Broyles
PFLAG, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew J. Davis
President of the House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church and The Episcopal Bishops of Kentucky, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeffrey S. Trachtman
Professor Daniel N. Robinson, Ph.D., Amicus Curiae, represented by Kevin T. Snider
Professors Laurence H. Tribe and Michael C. Dorf, Amicus Curiae, represented by Christopher J. Wright
Professor W. Burlette Carter, Amicus Curiae, represented by Willieta Burlette Carter
ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew P. Pugno
Public Advocate of the U.S., et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by William J. Olson
Religious Organizations, Public Speakers, and Scholars Concerned About Free Speech, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kelly J. Shackelford
Richard A. Lawrence, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard A. Lawrence
Robert J. Bentley, Governor of Alabama, Amicus Curiae, represented by Algert S. Agricola Jr.
Robert Oscar Lopez, and B.N. Klein, Amicus Curiae, represented by David C. Boyle
Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., Amicus Curiae, represented by Michael F. Smith
Same-Sex Attracted Men and Their Wives, Amicus Curiae, represented by Darrin K. Johns
Scholars of Fertility and Marriage, Amicus Curiae, represented by James R Tate
Scholars of History and Related Disciplines, Amicus Curiae, represented by Charles J. Cooper
Scholars of Originalism, Amicus Curiae, represented by William C. Duncan
Scholars of the Constitutional Rights of Children, Amicus Curiae, represented by Catherine E. Smith
Services and Advocacy foe Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Jonathan Jacob Nadler
Snyder, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Aaron D. Lindstrom
Southeastern Legal Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Shannon Lee Goessling
State of Alabama, Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew L. Brasher
State of South Carolina, Amicus Curiae, represented by Robert D. Cook
Survivors of Sexual Orientation Change Therapies, Amicus Curiae, represented by Sanford Jay Rosen
Texas Eagle Forum and Steven F. Hotze, M.D., Amicus Curiae, represented by Andrew L. Schlafly
Texas Values, Amicus Curiae, represented by David S. Lill
The Alliance: State Advocates for Women's Rights and Gender Equality, Amicus Curiae, represented by Kathleen M. O'Sullivan
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Brian Christopher Vertz
The American Humanist Association and Center for Inquiry, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth L. Hileman
The Cleveland Choral Arts Association Inc. a/k/a The North Coast Men's Chorus, Amicus Curiae, represented by Harlan Daniel Karp
The Committee for Justice, Amicus Curiae, represented by Meir Katz
The General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Eric C. Rassbach
The Human Rights Campaign and 207,551 Americans, Amicus Curiae, represented by Roberta A. Kaplan
The Liberty Education Forum, Amicus Curiae, represented by Craig Engle
The Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C., Amicus Curiae, represented by Paul M. Thompson
Theodore Coates, Amicus Curiae, represented by Theodore Coates
The Organization of American Historians, Amicus Curiae, represented by Catherine E. Stetson
The Ruth Institute and Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., Amicus Curiae, represented by Sharee S. Langenstein
Tri Valley Law, P.C., Amicus Curiae, represented by Marc A. Greendorfer
United States, Amicus Curiae, represented by Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Amicus Curiae, represented by Anthony R. Picarello Jr.
Virginia, Amicus Curiae, represented by Stuart A. Raphael
Wyoming Legislators and Scholars of Full Faith and Credit, Amicus Curiae, represented by Herbert K. Doby