Legal Opinion
Lawson v. Kelly
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided November 7, 2014No. Case No. 14-0622-CV-W-ODSPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION (1) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS, (2) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, (3) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION, AND (I) STAYING EFFECT OF JUDGMENT PENDING .COMPLETION OF APPEALS
ORTRIE D. SMITH, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs seek to vindicate their fundamental right to marry, irrespective of the gender of the person they wish to wed. They have sued Robert Kelly, in his official capacity as Director of the Jackson County…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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