Deboer v. Snyder

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that prohibiting same-sex marriages “does not stop [gay men and lesbian women] from forming families and raising children. Nor does prohibiting same-sex marriage increase the number of heterosexual marriages or the number of children raised by heterosexual parents.”
• “Nor does prohibiting same-sex marriage increase the number of heterosexual marriages or the number of children raised by heterosexual parents.”
• “The prerequisites for obtaining a marriage license under Michigan law do not include the ability to have children....”
• “The prerequisites for obtaining a marriage license under Michigan law do not include ... a requirement to raise [children] in any particular family structure, or the prospect of achieving certain ‘outcomes’ for children.”
• making factual findings and reaching the same conclusion
• making factual findings and reaching the same conclusion

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

31 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Obergefell v. Hodges
  Supreme Court· 2015-06-26· cited 955×
• Bostic v. Schaefer
  Fourth Circuit· 2014-07-28· cited 192×
• Kitchen v. Herbert
  Tenth Circuit· 2014-06-25· cited 137×
• Bishop v. Smith
  Tenth Circuit· 2014-07-18· cited 114×
• DeBoer v. Snyder
  Sixth Circuit· 2014-11-06· cited 53×
• Whitewood v. Wolf
  M.D. Pennsylvania· 2014-05-20· cited 41×
• Latta v. Otter
  D. Idaho· 2014-05-13· cited 36×
• Wolf v. Walker
  W.D. Wisconsin· 2014-06-06· cited 34×
• Caspar v. Snyder
  E.D. Michigan· 2015-01-15· cited 32×
• Baskin v. Bogan
  S.D. Indiana· 2014-06-25· cited 30×
• Geiger v. Kitzhaber
  D. Oregon· 2014-05-19· cited 30×
• Love v. Beshear
  W.D. Kentucky· 2014-07-01· cited 23×
• Henry v. Himes
  S.D. Ohio· 2014-04-14· cited 21×
• Robicheaux v. Caldwell
  E.D. Louisiana· 2014-09-03· cited 20×
• Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant
  S.D. Mississippi· 2014-11-25· cited 15×
• Stankevich v. Milliron (On Remand)
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2015-11-19· cited 14×
• Waters v. Ricketts
  D. Nebraska· 2015-03-02· cited 14×
• Baskin v. Bogan
  S.D. Indiana· 2014-05-08· cited 13×
• Condon v. Haley
  D. South Carolina· 2014-11-12· cited 11×
• Conde-Vidal v. Garcia-Padilla
  D. Puerto Rico· 2014-10-21· cited 11×

Cites

39 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1985-07-01· cited 7,112×
• Turner v. Safley
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-01· cited 6,491×
• Griswold v. Connecticut
  Supreme Court· 1965-06-07· cited 4,329×
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
  Supreme Court· 1943-06-14· cited 2,477×
• Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-01· cited 2,387×
• Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-24· cited 2,199×
• Craig v. Boren
  Supreme Court· 1976-12-20· cited 2,156×
• Loving v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1967-06-12· cited 2,147×
• Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents
  Supreme Court· 2000-01-12· cited 1,587×
• Frontiero v. Richardson
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 1,487×
• Lawrence v. Texas
  Supreme Court· 2003-06-26· cited 1,452×
• Vance v. Bradley
  Supreme Court· 1979-02-22· cited 1,449×
• Romer v. Evans
  Supreme Court· 1996-06-03· cited 1,427×
• Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena
  Supreme Court· 1995-06-12· cited 1,322×
• Hicks v. Miranda
  Supreme Court· 1975-06-24· cited 1,202×
• National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
  Supreme Court· 2012-06-28· cited 1,025×
• Williams v. North Carolina
  Supreme Court· 1943-01-04· cited 1,003×
• Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur
  Supreme Court· 1974-01-21· cited 995×
• Hollingsworth v. Perry
  Supreme Court· 2013-06-26· cited 967×
• Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Assn.
  Supreme Court· 1988-04-19· cited 953×