Legal Opinion
Latta v. Otter
District Court, D. Idaho
Decided May 13, 2014No. Case No. 1:13-cv-00482-CWDPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
CANDY WAGAHOFF DALE, United States Chief Magistrate Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
It is precisely because the issue raised by this case touches the heart of what makes individuals what they are that we should be especially sensitive to the rights of those whose choices upset the majority.
—The Honorable Harry Blackmun1
This case asks a basic and enduring question about the essence of American government: Whether the will of the majority, based as it often is on sincere beliefs and democratic consensus, may trump the rights of a minority. Plaintiffs are two same-sex couples…
2Cases cited75 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Obergefell v. HodgesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- Bostic v. SchaeferCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014
- Kitchen v. HerbertCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
- Latta v. OtterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- Whitewood v. WolfDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2014
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