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| Region | Nevada |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Oct 9, 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Sevcik v. Sandoval that Nevada laws violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment after the US Supreme Court declined to take up other cases related to anti-marriage laws and amendments. In 2020, Nevada became the first state to protect same-sex marriage rights through its state constitution. |
| Sources | http://www.freedomtomarry.org/page/-/files/pdfs/9thCircuitRuling.pdf https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/nevada-constitution/nv-const-art-1-sect-21/ http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/10/09/nevada-group-withdraws-request-for-stay-of-gay-marriage-ban/16975791/ |
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edited by Doomdorm64. adding constitution source
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| Description | The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Sevcik v. Sandoval that Nevada laws violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment after the US Supreme Court declined to take up other cases related to anti-marriage laws and amendments. | The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Sevcik v. Sandoval that Nevada laws violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment after the US Supreme Court declined to take up other cases related to anti-marriage laws and amendments. In 2020, Nevada became the first state to protect same-sex marriage rights through its state constitution. |
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| Sources | http://www.freedomtomarry.org/page/-/files/pdfs/9thCircuitRuling.pdf http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/10/09/nevada-group-withdraws-request-for-stay-of-gay-marriage-ban/16975791/ | http://www.freedomtomarry.org/page/-/files/pdfs/9thCircuitRuling.pdf https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/nevada-constitution/nv-const-art-1-sect-21/ http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/10/09/nevada-group-withdraws-request-for-stay-of-gay-marriage-ban/16975791/ |
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| Start Date | Oct 7, 2014 | Oct 9, 2014 |
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| Sources | http://www.freedomtomarry.org/page/-/files/pdfs/9thCircuitRuling.pdf | http://www.freedomtomarry.org/page/-/files/pdfs/9thCircuitRuling.pdf http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2014/10/09/nevada-group-withdraws-request-for-stay-of-gay-marriage-ban/16975791/ |
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- Newer law has been passed "Domestic partnerships are no longer recognized or necessary, given that Marriage is awarded homosexual couples nationally, and Nevada fully accepts marriages between the same sex even from other states. "
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| End Date | -0001 |
| Description | The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Sevcik v. Sandoval that Nevada laws violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment after the US Supreme Court declined to take up other cases related to anti-marriage laws and amendments. |
| Sources | http://www.freedomtomarry.org/page/-/files/pdfs/9thCircuitRuling.pdf |