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DEBOER v. SNYDER

Civil Action No. 12-CV-10285.

973 F.Supp.2d 757 (2014)

April DEBOER, individually and as parent and next friend of N.D.-R, R.D.-R., and J.D.-R, minors, and Jayne Rowse, individually and as parent and next friend of N.D.-R, R.D.-R., and J.D.-R, minors, Plaintiffs, v. Richard SNYDER, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, and Bill Schuette, in his official capacity as Michigan Attorney General, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

Signed March 21, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana M. Nessel , Nessel Kessel , Robert A. Sedler , Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, MI, Joshua A. Block , Leslie Cooper , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, Kenneth M. Mogill , Mogill, Posner, Lake Orion, MI, Mary L. Bonauto , Vickie L. Henry , Gay & Lesiban Advocates & Defenders, Boston, MA, Carole M. Stanyar Ann Arbor, MI, for Plaintiffs.

Bullard Bill, Jr., Pontiac, MI, pro se.

Joseph E. Potchen , Kristin M. Heyse , Michigan Department of the Attorney General, Michelle M. Brya , Hubbard, Fox, Lansing, MI, Tonya C. Jeter , Michigan Attorney General, Detroit, MI, Keith J. Lerminiaux , Oakland County Corporation Counsel, Pontiac, MI, Andrea J. Johnson , Beth M. Rivers , Michael L. Pitt , Pitt, McGehee, Royal Oak, MI, for Defendants.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

BERNARD A. FRIEDMAN, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse ("plaintiffs") challenge a November 2004 voter-approved amendment to the Michigan Constitution that prohibits same-sex marriage (hereinafter the "Michigan Marriage Amendment" or "MMA"), Mich. Const. Art. I, § 25. The Michigan Marriage Amendment states: "To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage for our society and...

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