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Amendment 3 appeal documents

Posted at 8:40 AM, Mar 04, 2014
and last updated 2014-09-10 18:08:36-04

FILINGS WITH THE U.S. SUPREME COURT:

Utah’s petition for a writ of certiorari

Plaintiff’s petition for a writ of certiorari

Utah’s reply brief before SCOTUS

AMICUS FILINGS WITH THE U.S. SUPREME COURT:

Amicus brief in Utah and Oklahoma marriage case by attorneys general for 17 states

Amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in Utah case by 30 companies

Amicus brief in support of plaintiffs by Family Equality Council, Freedom to Marry, PFLAG, etc.

Amicus brief in support of plaintiffs by attorneys general for 15 states

Amicus brief in support of Utah by 21 Utah counties

Amicus brief by the National Coalition of Black Pastors and Christian Leaders

Amicus brief by 35 comparative law scholars in support of Utah

Amicus brief by David Boyle in support of neither party

Amicus brief by LDS Church, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, etc., in support of Utah

Amicus brief by Eagle Forum in support of Utah

Amicus brief by Historians and American Leadership Fund

Amicus brief by Judicial Watch

Amicus brief by George and Girgis in support of Utah

Amicus brief by Foundation for Moral Law

Amicus brief by Steven Calabresi, Daniel Conkle, Michael Perry and Brett Scharffs

Amicus brief by 80 Utah State Legislators in support of Utah

ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS IN AMENDMENT 3 CASE:

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Shelby’s original ruling on Amendment 3

Motion for emergency stay in Amendment 3 ruling

Opposition to emergency stay request

Denial of emergency stay request by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Notice of opposition to any stay in Amendment 3 case

Order by 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Plaintiffs motion to deny stay

Amendment 3 motion for stay denied

10th U.S. Circuit Court order setting schedule in Amendment 3 appeal

Application for stay of Amendment 3 ruling

Opposition to SCOTUS request to stay Amendment 3 ruling

SCOTUS order on Amendment 3

Motion for an extension in Amendment 3 case

Plaintiff’s opposition to extension

FILINGS BEFORE THE 10th CIRCUIT IN THE AMENDMENT 3 CASE:

10th U.S. Circuit Court order on Utah and Oklahoma same-sex marriage cases

Motion to intervene in Amendment 3 appeal

Calendar announcement of judges hearing the Amendment 3 appeal on April 10

Utah motion to enlarge time for oral arguments

Plaintiff’s response to motion to enlarge time for oral arguments

Reply filed by Utah to Rule 28(j) letter citing Tanco v. Haslam

Response filed by Utah to Rule 28(j) letter citing DeBoer v. Snyder

Order by the 10th Circuit judges granting Utah’s request for more time to argue

Letter from the Utah Attorney General’s Office to the 10th Circuit indicating a limited citation of the Regnerus study

Letter from the Utah Attorney General’s Office to the 10th Circuit Court on standing as it pertains to county clerks

Supplemental filing by plaintiffs in the Amendment 3 case citing Ohio rulings

Response filed by Mr. Gary R. Herbert and Sean Reyes to Plaintiffs’ Rule 28(j) letter re Baskin v. Bogan

Response filed by Mr. Gary R. Herbert and Sean Reyes to Plaintiffs’ Rule 28(j) letter re Henry v. Himes

Motion to intervene as plaintiff filed by Movant Chris Sevier

Response filed by plaintiffs to defendant’s letter, re: Schuette

Supplemental filing by plaintiffs citing Idaho same-sex marriage ruling

Supplemental filing by plaintiffs citing Oregon and Pennsylvania same-sex marriage ruling

Motion by Chris Sevier to the 10th Circuit asking the judges to reconsider request to intervene

Order from the 10th Circuit Court denying Chris Sevier’s motion to intervene

Supplemental filing by plaintiffs citing Wisconsin same-sex marriage ruling

BRIEFS:

Opening brief by Utah in Amendment 3 appeal

Plaintiff’s response to Utah

Reply brief by Utah in Amendment 3 appeal

Motion to file corrected reply brief by Utah in Amendment 3 appeal

AMICUS BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE OF UTAH:

Amicus brief by the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, the Coalition of African-American Pastors USA, and the Frederick Douglass Foundation

Amicus brief filed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Association of Evangelicals, the Southern Baptist Convention, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

Amicus brief filed by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberties

Amicus brief filed by David Boyle

Amicus brief filed by the Eagle Forum

Amicus brief filed on behalf of 16 Utah counties

Amicus brief filed by 81 members of the Utah State Legislature

Amicus brief filed by the Sutherland Institute

Amicus brief of Family Research Council

Amicus brief filed by Mark Regenerus, social scientists

Amicus brief filed by National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality

Amicus brief of Duane Morley Cox

Amicus brief of David Upham

Amicus brief of D’Arcy Straub

Amicus brief of Mainwaring, et al

Amicus brief filed by Liberty Counsel

Amicus brief filed by Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays

Amicus brief filed by Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Carolina

Amicus brief filed by Michigan

Amicus brief filed by scholars of history and American Leadership Fund

Amicus brief of Robert George, Sherif Girgis and Ryan T. Anderson

Amicus brief of the Institute for Marriage

Amicus brief filed by the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence

Amicus brief filed by Concerned Women for America

Amicus brief of Helen Alvare

Amicus brief of Dr. Paul McHugh

OTHER:

Amicus brief filed by law professors in support of neither party and neither in affirmance or reversal

AMICUS BRIEFS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS:

Alliance for a Better Utah amicus brief

Outserve-SLDN and the American Military Partner Association amicus brief

Constitutional law scholars amicus brief

American Sociological Association amicus brief

Cato Institute amicus brief

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays amicus brief

Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington amicus brief

ACLU, et al amicus brief

American Psychological Association, Utah Psychological Association amicus brief

46 employers and organizations representing employees amicus brief

GLMA amicus brief

Historians of antigay discrimination amicus brief

Episcopal Diocese of Utah, Mormons for Equality, United Church of Christ, et al, amicus brief

Western Republicans amicus brief

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders amicus brief

Equality Utah, Utah Pride Center amicus brief

Lambda Legal Defense amicus brief

Bay Area Lawyers, et al., amicus brief

National Women’s Law Center and other women’s legal organizations amicus brief

Anti-Defamation League, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, et al., amicus brief