Legal Opinion
Adams v. Howerton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1982No. 80-5209PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Adams, a male American citizen, and Sullivan, a male alien, appeal from the district court’s entry of summary judgment for Howerton, Acting District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The district court held that their homosexual marriage did not qualify Sullivan as Adams’s spouse pursuant to section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended (the Act), 8 U.S.C. § 1151(b). We affirm.
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Following the expiration of Sullivan’s visitor’s visa, Adams and Sullivan obtained a marriage license from the county clerk in Boulder,…
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