Legal Opinion

Brause v. STATE, DEPT. OF H. & SS

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 2001No. S-9376Published

1Opinion of the Court

21 P.3d 357 (2001)

Jay BRAUSE and Gene Dugan, Appellants,

v.

STATE of Alaska, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES, Bureau of Vital Statistics, and the Alaska Court System, Appellees.

No. S-9376.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 17, 2001.

Robert H. Wagstaff, Anchorage, for Appellants.

John B. Gaguine, Assistant Attorney General, Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees.

Before FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

The underlying issue in this case is whether Jay Brause and Gene Dugan, a same-sex couple who are precluded from…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Regional Rail Reorganization Act CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985

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