Legal Opinion
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided July 2, 2015No. KP-0025Published
1Opinion of the Court
KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS June 28, 2015 The Honorable Dan Patrick Opinion No. KP-0025 Lieutenant Governor of Texas Post Office Box 12068 Re: Rights of government officials involved Austin, Texas 78711-2068 with issuing same-sex marriage licenses and conducting same-sex wedding ceremonies (RQ-0031-KP) Dear Governor Patrick: On June 26, the United States Supreme Court held in Obergefell v. Hodges that there is now a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. No. 14-566 (2015). A federal district court for the Western District of Texas has now enjoined the State from enforcing Texas…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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