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Perdue v. O'KELLEY

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 6, 2006No. S06A1574PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Benham, Justice.

In 2004, the General Assembly approved Senate Resolution 595, placing on the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment (hereinafter, “the amendment”) which was approved by the electorate and became Art. I, Sec. IV, Par. I of the Georgia Constitution of 1983:

Recognition of marriage.(a) This state shall recognize as marriage only the union of man and woman. Marriages between persons of the same sex are prohibited in this state.(b) No union between persons of the same sex shall be recognized by this state as entitled to the benefits of marriage. This state shall not give effect…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Felix v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. Welborne v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  3. Hammond v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
  4. Goldrush II v. City of MariettaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  5. Carter v. BursonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. McConkey v. Van HollenWisconsin Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Ford Motor Company v. GibsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2008
  3. Fulton Cnty. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  4. FULTON COUNTY v. CITY OF ATLANTASupreme Court of Georgia · 2019
  5. Great West Casualty Co. v. BloomfieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2011

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