Legal Opinion
Bostic v. Schaefer
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 28, 2014No. Nos. 14-1167, 14-1169, 14-1173PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge FLOYD wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge GREGORY joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a separate dissenting opinion.
FLOYD, Circuit Judge:
Via various state statutes and a state constitutional amendment, Virginia prevents same-sex couples from marrying and refuses to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. Two same-sex couples filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of these laws, alleging that they violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted the couples’ motion for summary…
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