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Appling v. Doyle

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided December 20, 2012No. 2011AP1572PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LUNDSTEN, EJ.

¶ 1. Wisconsin's marriage amendment, ratified by voters in 2006, declares that the only "marriage" recognized in Wisconsin is a marriage "between one man and one woman." The amendment prohibits same-sex couples from entering into a "legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage." Wis. Const, art. XIII, § 13.

¶ 2. In 2009, our legislature passed a domestic partnership law, Wis. Stat. ch. 770.1 This law creates *765the "legal status" of "domestic partnership" that carries with it some of the same rights and obligations accorded marriage.

¶ 3. Julaine Appling and…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
  2. State v. ColeWisconsin Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Buse v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Dairyland Greyhound Park, Inc. v. DoyleWisconsin Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State ex rel. Carnation Milk Products Co. v. EmeryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1922

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Virginia Wolf v. Scott WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  2. Julaine K. Appling v. Scott WalkerWisconsin Supreme Court · 2014
  3. Wolf v. WalkerDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2014
  4. Julaine K. Appling v. Scott WalkerWisconsin Supreme Court · 2014

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