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7 Nov 2014, 1:06 pm by Timothy P. Flynn
 One consequence of the ruling is that 100s of couples remain in legal limbo that were legally married in Michigan during the brief period between when federal judge Bernard Friedman struck the state law ban, and when the ruling was stayed on appeal. [read post]
22 Aug 2014, 5:21 am by Timothy P. Flynn
 The Oakland County couple were one of more than 300 to get married in Michigan immediately following federal judge Bernard Friedman's March 21st ruling that struck down our state constitutional ban of same-sex marriage.The gay couple's attorney, University of Michigan Law Professor Julien Mortenson, was quoted in the Freep as saying, "the state cannot mandatorily divorce you. [read post]
15 Aug 2014, 4:51 am by Timothy P. Flynn
The DeBoer same sex marriage and adoption case made big news in Michigan last spring when, following a bench trial, federal judge Bernard Friedman invalidated Michigan's ban against same-sex marriages. [read post]
11 Jun 2014, 4:38 am by Timothy P. Flynn
Unlike here in Michigan where the Attorney General has successfully stayed federal judge Bernard Friedman's ruling striking down Michigan's constitutional provision banning same-sex marriages, Governor Tom Corbett announced last week that Pennsylvania will not challenge a similar federal judge's ruling on same-sex marriage.This makes Pennsylvania the 19th state, along with the District of Colombia, to allow same-sex marriages. [read post]
4 Apr 2014, 9:17 pm by Timothy P. Flynn
District Court Judge Bernard Friedman issued an opinion and order declaring Michigan's state constitutional ban to be a violation of the Equal Protection clause of the United States Constitution.In conjunction with Governor Snyder, Michigan's Attorney General has aggressively pursued the state's appellate options in the DeBoer same-sex marriage and adoption case. [read post]
28 Mar 2014, 6:40 am by Steve Delchin
This past Sunday, we reported on how the Sixth Circuit had acted swiftly in issuing a temporary stay of last Friday’s order by Judge Bernard A. [read post]
24 Mar 2014, 6:09 am by Staci Zaretsky
.)] * The day after Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage was struck down by Judge Bernard Friedman, couples who rushed to marry were met with some serious Sixth Circuit sadness. [read post]
23 Mar 2014, 6:00 am by Gerry W. Beyer
As I have previously discussed, federal judge, Bernard Friedman, ruled the Michigan law on banning same-sex marriage violates the U.S. constitution and explained, "Today's decision ... affirms the enduring principle that regardless of whoever finds favor in the eyes of... [read post]
22 Mar 2014, 10:03 am by Nicholas Tomsho
Judge Bernard Friedman ruled that the ban violates the US Constitution's guarantee of Equal Protection [text, Cornell LII] and also indicated that the state had failed to prove its allegation that children lacking "biologically connected" gender role models face difficulties in psychological development. [read post]
22 Mar 2014, 6:58 am by Timothy P. Flynn
Michigan's first couple with their lawyerUnited States District Court Judge Bernard Friedman, in a historic ruling, not only held that Michigan's ban on same-sex marriages, set forth in our state constitution, violates the U.S. [read post]
22 Mar 2014, 6:00 am by Gerry W. Beyer
Federal judge, Bernard Friedman, ruled the Michigan law on banning same-sex marriage violates the U.S. constitution and explained, "Today's decision ... affirms the enduring principle that regardless of whoever finds favor in the eyes of the most recent majority, the... [read post]
21 Mar 2014, 5:32 pm by Ruthann Robson
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law Following the trend which we most recently discussed here and here, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Bernard Friedman, declared the state's same-sex... [read post]
21 Mar 2014, 3:58 pm by Lyle Denniston
  In a thirty-one-page decision, Senior District Judge Bernard A. [read post]
7 Mar 2014, 4:40 am by Timothy P. Flynn
District Judge Bernard Friedman has presided the past two weeks. [read post]
25 Feb 2014, 5:11 am by Timothy P. Flynn
District Judge Bernard Friedman between the lesbian couple seeking to overturn Michigan's adoption and same-sex marriage laws on equal protection grounds, and Michigan's Governor and Attorney General who seek to enforce our state law ban on such arrangements.Of course there is much publicity surrounding the case today on the Internet; and for a very good reason. [read post]
2 Oct 2013, 4:28 am by Timothy P. Flynn
FlynnEarlier this year, United States District Court Judge Bernard Friedman held in abeyance the case challenging Michigan's ban on gay marriage until SCOTUS decided the United States v Windsor case in June. [read post]