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Petition of the day

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on Apr 21, 2017

The petition of the day is:

Pavan v. Smith
16-992

Issue: Whether a state violates the 14th Amendment by denying married same-sex couples the same right afforded to married opposite-sex couples under state law to have the name of the birth mother’s spouse entered as the second parent on their child’s birth certificate.

Posted in Cases in the Pipeline

Cases: Pavan v. Smith

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 21, 2017, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/04/petition-of-the-day-1139/