CENTER FOR INQUIRY v. MARION CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

No. 12-3751.

758 F.3d 869 (2014)

CENTER FOR INQUIRY, INC., and Reba Boyd Wooden, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MARION CIRCUIT COURT CLERK and Marion County Prosecutor, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 14, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Falk , Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Beth A. Garrison , Office of the Corporation Counsel, Thomas M. Fisher , Ashley Elizabeth Harwel , Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Indiana Code § 31-11-6-1 specifies who may solemnize a marriage — that is, perform the final steps that unite persons who hold marriage licenses. The list includes religious officials designated by religious groups but omits equivalent officials of secular groups such as humanist societies. Although three states (Florida, Maine, and South Carolina) authorize humanists to solemnize marriages...

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