FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015
CERTIORARI GRANTED
14-185MATA, NOEL R. V. HOLDER, ATT'Y GEN.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. William
Peterson, Esquire, of Houston, Texas, is invited to brief and
argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the judgment
below.
14-275HORNE, MARVIN D., ET AL. V. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
14-378McFADDEN, STEPHEN D. V. UNITED STATES
The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted.
14-556OBERGEFELL, JAMES, ET AL. V. HODGES, RICHARD, ET AL. with
14-562TANCO, VALERIA, ET AL. V. HASLAM, GOV. OF TN, ET AL.
14-571DeBOER, APRIL, ET AL. V. SNYDER, GOV. OF MI, ET AL.
14-574BOURKE, GREGORY, ET AL. V. BESHEAR, GOV. OF KY, ET AL.
The cases are consolidated and the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted limited to the following questions: 1) Does the
Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? 2) Does the
Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was
lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state? A total of ninety
minutes is allotted for oral argument on Question 1. A total of
one hour is allotted for oral argument on Question 2. The
parties are limited to filing briefs on the merits and presenting
oral argument on the questions presented in their respective
petitions. The briefs of petitioners are to be filed on or
before 2 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2015. The briefs of
respondents are to be filed on or before 2 p.m., Friday,
March 27, 2015. The reply briefs are to be filed on or before
14-6368KINGSLEY, MICHAEL B. V. HENDRICKSON, STAN, ET AL.
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma
pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted.