Hollingsworth v. Perry
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Hollingsworth v. Perry was a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that effectively restored same-sex marriage in California by dismissing an appeal over Proposition 8 for lack of standing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hollingsworth v. Perry canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hollingsworth v. Perry Context triple: [October Term 2012, includesCase, Hollingsworth v. Perry]
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A.
United States v. Windsor
United States v. Windsor is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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B.
Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges is the landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
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C.
Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
Lawrence v. Texas (in part) is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down laws criminalizing consensual same-sex intimacy, expanding constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ individuals.
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D.
DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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E.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that closely held for-profit corporations can claim religious exemptions from certain federal regulations under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hollingsworth v. Perry Target entity description: Hollingsworth v. Perry was a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that effectively restored same-sex marriage in California by dismissing an appeal over Proposition 8 for lack of standing.
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A.
United States v. Windsor
United States v. Windsor is a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act, advancing federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
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B.
Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges is the landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide by ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
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C.
Lawrence v. Texas (in part)
Lawrence v. Texas (in part) is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down laws criminalizing consensual same-sex intimacy, expanding constitutional protections for LGBTQ+ individuals.
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D.
DeBoer v. Snyder
DeBoer v. Snyder was a federal court case challenging Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban that became one of the key cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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E.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that closely held for-profit corporations can claim religious exemptions from certain federal regulations under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark case ⓘ |
| appealsCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| citation |
133 S. Ct. 2652
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186 L. Ed. 2d 768 ⓘ 570 U.S. 693 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInvoked | Article III of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2013-06-26 ⓘ |
| defendant |
Dennis Hollingsworth
ⓘ
ProtectMarriage.com ⓘ |
| defendantRole | official proponents of Proposition 8 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ |
| dissentJoinedBy |
Clarence Thomas
ⓘ
Samuel A. Alito, Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 12-144 ⓘ |
| effect |
Effectively restored same-sex marriage in California
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Left in place the district court ruling striking down Proposition 8 ⓘ |
| holding |
Proponents of California Proposition 8 lacked Article III standing to appeal the district court’s order
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The Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to decide the merits of the case ⓘ |
| issue |
constitutionality of California Proposition 8
ⓘ
standing of initiative proponents to appeal federal court decisions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| lawInvolved |
California Proposition 8
ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
|
| legalSubject |
Article III standing
ⓘ
ballot initiatives ⓘ same-sex marriage ⓘ |
| majorityJoinedBy |
Antonin Scalia
ⓘ
Elena Kagan ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
John G. Roberts, Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
John G. Roberts Jr.
|
| originatingCourt | United States District Court for the Northern District of California ⓘ |
| originatingJudge | Vaughn R. Walker ⓘ |
| plaintiff |
Jeff Zarrillo
ⓘ
Kristin Perry ⓘ Paul Katami ⓘ Sandy Stier ⓘ |
| priorCase |
Perry v. Brown
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Perry v. Schwarzenegger ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | appeal from the Ninth Circuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Obergefell v. Hodges
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United States v. Windsor ⓘ |
| resultOnMerits | no Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage ⓘ |
| stateInvolved |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
|
| term | October Term 2012 ⓘ |
| topic |
LGBT rights in the United States
ⓘ
marriage equality in California ⓘ |
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Subject: Hollingsworth v. Perry Description of subject: Hollingsworth v. Perry was a landmark 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that effectively restored same-sex marriage in California by dismissing an appeal over Proposition 8 for lack of standing.
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