Legal Opinion
Rolando v. Fox
District Court, D. Montana
Decided November 19, 2014No. CV-14-40-GF-BMMPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BRIAN MORRIS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs challenge the Montana laws that ban the marriage of same-sex couples and ban the recognition of valid marriages of same-sex couples in other jurisdictions.
BACKGROUND
Montana voters amended the Montana Constitution in 2004 to ban same-sex marriage. The Montana Constitution provides that “[o]nly a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state.” Mont. Const. Art. XIII, § 7. Montana statutory law also prohibits same-sex marriage. ■Montana Code Annotated section 40-1-401(l)(d) prohibits “marriage between…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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