BASSETT v. SNYDER

Case No. 12-10038.

951 F.Supp.2d 939 (2013)

Theresa BASSETT, Carol Kennedy, Peter Ways, Joe Breakey, JoLinda Jach, Barbara Ramber, Doak Bloss, Gerardo Ascheri, Michelle Johnson, and Denise Miller, Plaintiffs, v. Governor Richard SNYDER, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

June 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amanda C. Goad, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, Amy E. Crawford, Bradley H. Weidenhammer, Donna M. Welch, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, John A. Knight, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation LGBT & Aids Project, Chicago, IL, Jay Kaplan, Michael J. Steinberg, American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiffs.

Margaret A. Nelson, Mark E. Donnelly, Michigan Department of Attorney General, Lansing, MI, for Defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

DAVID M. LAWSON, District Judge.

The plaintiffs in this case are five same-sex couples who allege that Michigan Public Act 297 (2011) is unconstitutional because it violates their rights under the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses. Public Act 297 prohibits...

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