Bostic v. Schaefer

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 2014-07-28

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Affirmed by published opinion. Judge FLOYD wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge GREGORY joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote a separate dissenting opinion. FLOYD, Circuit Judge: Via various state statutes and a state constitutional amendment, Virginia prevents same-sex couples from marrying and refuses to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. Two same-sex couples filed suit to challenge the cons…

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