Geiger v. Kitzhaber
Geiger v. Kitzhaber is a federal court challenge filed October 15, 2013, in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Ore., on behalf of two couples, a pair of unmarried lesbians and two men already married in Canada, challenging Oregon's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. A similar case (Rummell and West v. Kitzhaber) was filed in December 2013. On January 22, 2014, U.S. District Judge Michael McShane consolidated the two lawsuits and scheduled oral arguments for April 23, 2014.
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Oregon ruling marks 13th consecutive victory for marriage equality
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Federal appeals court denies NOM request for stay in Ore. marriage ruling
Monday, May 19, 2014PORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal appeals court's ruling has cleared the way for same-sex marriages to begin immediately in Oregon if a judge's ruling allows it. -
Ruling expected today in challenge to Oregon same-sex marriage ban
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Federal judge rejects NOM’s motion to defend Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban
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Judge to hear arguments on allowing NOM to intervene in Ore. marriage case
Wednesday, May 14, 2014EUGENE, Ore. -- A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday about whether a national group can defend Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage because the state's attorney general has refused to do so. -
Oregon AG asks court to deny NOM request to intervene in gay marriage case
Saturday, May 3, 2014SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has asked a federal judge not to allow the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to intervene in a case to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage. -
Ore. same-sex marriage ban gets day in court, but no one’s there to defend it
Wednesday, April 23, 2014EUGENE, Ore. -- Lawyers for four gay and lesbian couples and the state of Oregon are urging a federal judge to strike down the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. -
Federal judge to hear Oregon same-sex marriage challenge
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Judge denies NOM’s request to postpone hearing in Ore. gay marriage challenge
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