Love v. Beshear

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Love v. Beshear is a landmark federal court case that contributed to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Kentucky and helped pave the way for the U.S. Supreme Court’s nationwide marriage equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.

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Love v. Beshear canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal court case ⓘ
constitutional law case ⓘ
same-sex marriage case ⓘ
appealTo United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ⓘ
challengedLaw Kentucky ban on recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions ⓘ
Kentucky constitutional and statutory provisions limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples ⓘ
circuit Sixth Circuit ⓘ
consolidatedInto Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Due Process Clause ⓘ
Equal Protection Clause ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ⓘ
decisionDate 2014-02-12 ⓘ
defendant Steve Beshear ⓘ
defendantOffice Governor of Kentucky ⓘ
governmentDefendant Commonwealth of Kentucky ⓘ
linked to: Kentucky
holding Kentucky must recognize valid same-sex marriages performed in other states ⓘ
Kentucky’s refusal to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages violates the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
impact contributed to legalization of same-sex marriage in Kentucky ⓘ
helped pave the way for nationwide marriage equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ
judge John G. Heyburn II ⓘ
jurisdiction United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky ⓘ
legalArea LGBT rights ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
legalStatus decision later reviewed in Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ
legalSubject Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
due process ⓘ
equal protection ⓘ
marriage recognition ⓘ
same-sex marriage ⓘ
locationOfCourt Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
partyRoleOfSteveBeshear defended Kentucky’s marriage laws in his official capacity as governor ⓘ
partyType same-sex couples as plaintiffs ⓘ
plaintiff Gregory Bourke ⓘ
Lawrence Ysunza ⓘ
Michael DeLeon ⓘ
Timothy Love ⓘ
precedentFor same-sex marriage recognition cases in Kentucky ⓘ
relatedCase Bourke v. Beshear ⓘ
Obergefell v. Hodges ⓘ
shortDescription federal case challenging Kentucky’s refusal to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages ⓘ
state Kentucky ⓘ
subjectMatter marriage equality ⓘ
recognition of out-of-state marriages ⓘ
timePeriod 2010s ⓘ

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Bourke v. Beshear → relatedCase → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
Bourke v. Beshear → consolidatedWith → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
John G. Heyburn II → notableCase → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
Michael DeLeon → partyTo → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
Timothy Love → partyTo → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
Gregory Bourke → notableWork → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
Gregory Bourke → participantIn → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
Gregory Bourke → knownFor → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
Lawrence Ysunza → roleIn → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
Lawrence Ysunza → partyToCase → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
Kentucky’s ban on same-sex marriage → challengedIn → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
subject linked to: Lawrence Ysunza
John G. Heyburn II → notableCase → Love v. Beshear ⓘ
subject linked to: John