Legal Opinion
Conaway v. Deane
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 18, 2007No. 44, Sept. Term, 2006PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrell, J.
Frank Conaway, Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, and other circuit court clerks throughout Maryland (“the Clerks”) denied marriage licenses to certain same-sex couples. The Clerks denied those applications pursuant to Maryland Code (1957, 2006 Repl.Vol.), Family Law Article, § 2-201 (hereinafter “Family Law § 2-201”).1 The Circuit Court for Baltimore City, where the aggrieved applicants filed suit against the Clerks, granted summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiffs-Appellees, declaring that the statute discriminates facially on the basis of sex, in violation of Article 46 of…
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