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PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI

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TIMOTHY LOVE,

et al

.  AND GREGORY BOURKE,

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 Petitioners,v.

STEVE BESHEAR, in his of 

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cial capacity as Governor of Kentucky,

 Respondent.

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Counsel of Record

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, PLLC1752 Frankfort AvenueLouisville, Kentucky 40206(502) 569-7710

Counsel for Petitioners

 

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QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW

1. Does a State violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment by prohibiting gay men and lesbians from marrying an individual of the same sex?2. Does a State violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment by refusing to recognize legal marriages between individuals of the same sex performed in other  jurisdictions?

 

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PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDINGS

The parties to the proceedings in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit included Petitioners Timothy Love, Lawrence Ysunza, Maurice Blanchard, Dominique James, Gregory Bourke, Michael De Leon, Kim Franklin, Tamera Boyd, Randell Johnson, Paul Campion, Jimmy Meade, and Luke Barlowe. Respondent herein, and Defendant/Appellant below, is Steve Beshear, in his of 

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cial capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.