Brown v. Buhman

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

CLARK WADDOUPS, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Procedural Background

Factual Background

Historical Background

Analysis

I.No Genuine Dispute As To Any Material Fact

II. Cohabitation in the 1973 Statute

A. The Utah Supreme Court’s Interpretation of “Marry” in the Statute

B. Strict or Heightened Scrutiny

1. Heightened Scrutiny under the Glucksberg Framework

a. Polygamy

b. Religious Cohabitation

2. Strict Scrutiny under the Free Exercise Clause

a. Polygamy

b. Religious Cohabitation

i. Common-law marriage affected…