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D. Nevada· 11/26/2012

Sevcik v. Sandoval

Citations

  • 911 F. Supp. 2d 996
  • 2012 WL 5989662
  • 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169643

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that Nevada law prohibiting same-sex marriage was “sexual-orientation based”
  • “Because there has never been a right to same-sex marriage in Nevada, Romer and Perry are inapplicable here as to [a same-sex marriage ban].”
  • “[B]ecause it is homosexuals who are the target of the distinction here, the level of scrutiny applicable to sexual-orientation-based distinctions applies.”
  • “Because there has never been a right to same-sex marriage in Nevada, Romer and Perry are inapplicable here as to [a same-sex marriage ban].”
  • “[The political success] the homosexual-rights lobby has achieved ... indicates that the group has great political power. ... In 2012 America, anti-homosexual viewpoints are widely regarded as uncouth.”
  • district court adopted recommendation of a magistrate judge

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Judges: Jones

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