Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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17-424 | Tex. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2017 |
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court of Texas correctly decided that Obergefell v. Hodges and Pavan v. Smith “did not hold that states must provide the same publicly funded benefits to all married persons,” regardless of whether their marriages are same-sex or opposite sex.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Sep 15 2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 20, 2017) |
Oct 19 2017 | Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed. |
Oct 20 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Professors of Constitutional and Family Law filed. |
Oct 20 2017 | Brief of respondents Jack Pidgeon, et al. in opposition filed. |
Oct 20 2017 | Brief amici curiae of Mark Phariss & Victor Holmes filed. |
Oct 20 2017 | Brief amici curiae of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, et al. filed. |
Oct 20 2017 | Brief amici curiae of LGBT Bar Association and Equality Texas filed. |
Nov 06 2017 | Reply of petitioners Turner, Mayor, et al. filed. |
Nov 08 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2017. |
Dec 04 2017 | Petition DENIED. |
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