In the Supreme Court of the United StatesIn the Supreme Court of the United StatesIn the Supreme Court of the United StatesIn the Supreme Court of the United StatesIn the Supreme Court of the United States

 APRIL DEBOER,

 et al

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 Petitioners

, v.RICHARD SNYDER,

 et al

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 Respondents

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On Petition for Writ of Certiorari to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

CAROLE M. STANYAR 

Counsel of Record

221 N. Main StreetSuite 300 Ann Arbor, MI 48104(313) 819-3953cstanyar@wowway.comROBERT A. SEDLERWayne State UniversityLaw School471 W. Palmer StreetDetroit, MI 48202(313) 577-3968

Counsel for Petitioners

Becker Gallagher

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Cincinnati, OH

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Washington, D.C.

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800.890.5001

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KENNETH M. MOGILLMOGILL, POSNER &COHEN27 E. Flint St., 2nd FloorLake Orion, MI 48362(248) 814-9470DANA M. NESSEL645 Griswold StreetSuite 4300Detroit, MI 48226(313) 556-2300MARY L. BONAUTOGay & Lesbian Advocates& Defenders30 Winter StreetSuite 800Boston, MA 02108(617) 426-1350

 

 i

QUESTION PRESENTED

Whether a state violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by denying same-sex couples the right to marry.

 

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PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING

Petitioners are APRIL DEBOER, individually and asparent and next friend of N.D.-R., R.D.-R., and J.D.-R.,minors, and JAYNE ROWSE, individually and asparent and next friend of N.D.-R., R.D.-R., and J.D.-R.,minors. Respondents are: RICHARD SNYDER, in his officialcapacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, andBILL SCHUETTE, in his official capacity as Michigan Attorney General.The only other party to the litigation was the OaklandCounty, Michigan, Clerk, initially BILL BULLARD,JR., and later LISA BROWN, as the result of a localelection while the case was pending in the districtcourt. Clerk BROWN did not appeal the district court judgment.