The petitions for writs of
certiorari are granted.
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14-556 ) ) 14-562 ) ) 14-571
) ) 14-574 )
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OBERGEFELL, JAMES, ET AL. V.
HODGES, RICHARD, ET AL. TANCO, VALERIA, ET AL. V. HASLAM, GOV. OF TN, ET AL.
DeBOER, APRIL, ET AL. V. SNYDER, GOV. OF MI, ET AL. BOURKE, GREGORY, ET AL.
V. BESHEAR, GOV. OF KY, ET AL.
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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 2 p.m.,
Friday, April 17, 2015.
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