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Henry v. Hodges

Henry v. Hodges (orig. Henry v. Wymyslo, Henry v. Himes) is a federal court challenge filed Feb. 10, 2014, in in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, by four legally married same-sex couples alleging that the state discriminates against same-sex couples who have married lawfully out-of-state. They are seeking a court order to force Ohio to recognize their same-sex marriages on the birth certificates of their soon-to-be-born children, echoing arguments made in Obergefell v. Wymyslo. [ Complaint. ]

    • Ohio asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of gay marriage bans
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      Ohio asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of gay marriage bans

      With the Ohio response, there are now four new same-sex marriage cases that are nearly ready for the Justices’ first look.

      Sunday, December 14, 2014
    • Michigan, Kentucky couples take gay marriage cases to U.S. Supreme Court
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      Michigan, Kentucky couples take gay marriage cases to U.S. Supreme Court

      WASHINGTON — A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court. The couple’s plea to be allowed to marry was being filed Monday. It asks the justices to hold that state laws prohibiting same-sex couples from getting married violate “our nation’s most cherished and essential guarantees.”

      Monday, November 17, 2014
    • Lambda Legal, ACLU ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Ohio marriage ruling
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      Lambda Legal, ACLU ask U.S. Supreme Court to review Ohio marriage ruling

      CINCINNATI, Ohio — Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling upholding same-sex marriage bans in Ohio and three other states. The Sixth Circuit is the only federal circuit court to depart from recent decisions by the…

      Friday, November 14, 2014
    • AUDIO: Ohio same-sex marriage ban faces federal appeals court
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      AUDIO: Ohio same-sex marriage ban faces federal appeals court

      CINCINNATI — A state official says that Ohio has traditionally defined marriage as between a man and woman, and that same-sex marriage is too new to be considered a deeply rooted, fundamental right. State solicitor Eric Murphy argued Wednesday in favor of the ban on same-sex marriage passed by Ohio voters a decade ago. A three-judge panel of the…

      Wednesday, August 6, 2014
    • A summary of same-sex marriage cases before the Sixth Circuit appeals court
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      A summary of same-sex marriage cases before the Sixth Circuit appeals court

      The Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in six gay marriage fights from Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday, setting the stage for one ruling. Each case deals with whether statewide gay marriage bans violate the Constitution. A look at the cases:

      Wednesday, August 6, 2014
    • Federal appeals courts prepare to hear slew of same-sex marriage cases
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      Federal appeals courts prepare to hear slew of same-sex marriage cases

      CINCINNATI — Federal appeals courts covering nearly half the United States will soon hear arguments on whether gay and lesbian couples have a right to marry, part of a slew of cases putting pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a final verdict. If the appeals courts continue the unbroken eight-month streak of rulings in favor of gay marriage, that could make…

      Tuesday, August 5, 2014
    • Ohio AG tells appeals court gay marriage decision should be left to voters
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      Ohio AG tells appeals court gay marriage decision should be left to voters

      CINCINNATI — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office urged a federal appeals court to reject arguments that the state should have to recognize same-sex marriage, saying the decision should be left to voters. The arguments, filed Tuesday in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, are a preview of what’s to come on Aug. 6, when a three-judge panel…

      Wednesday, July 16, 2014
    • Oral arguments set in appeal of Michigan, three other states same-sex marriage rulings
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      Oral arguments set in appeal of Michigan, three other states same-sex marriage rulings

      DETROIT — Oral arguments have been scheduled by a federal appeals court in the appeals of same-sex marriage rulings in Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio. The Cincinnati-based U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said in a court filing Monday that it would hear arguments in the cases on August 6.

      Tuesday, June 17, 2014
    • Marriage equality supporters urge Ohio to drop its appeal of marriage ruling
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      Marriage equality supporters urge Ohio to drop its appeal of marriage ruling

      COLUMBUS, Ohio — Marriage equality supporters in Ohio delivered several thousand petitions to the state’s attorney general Thursday urging him to stop his appeal of a federal judge’s order on same-sex marriage.

      Thursday, May 15, 2014
    • Judge stays ruling on Ohio recognition of lawful same-sex marriages
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      Judge stays ruling on Ohio recognition of lawful same-sex marriages

      CINCINNATI — A federal judge has put on hold the majority of what attorneys have called a “momentous” change to Ohio’s gay marriage law.

      Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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