| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Nov 18 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2014) |
| Dec 8 2014 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Dec 8 2014 | Brief of respondent Steve Beshear, Governor of Kentucky in support filed. |
| Dec 15 2014 | Brief amici curiae of Colage, Equality Federation, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Dec 15 2014 | Brief amicus curiae of Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter filed. VIDED. |
| Dec 15 2014 | Brief amici curiae of 76 Scholars of Marriage filed. VIDED |
| Dec 22 2014 | Reply of petitioners Gregory Bourke, et al. filed. |
| Dec 23 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 9, 2015. |
| Jan 12 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 16, 2015. |
| Jan 16 2015 | Petition GRANTED The petitions for writs of certiorari in No. 14-556, No. 14-562, and No. 14-571 are granted. 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. VIDED |
| Jan 26 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Steve Beshear, et al., in No. 14-574. VIDED |
| Jan 26 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Rick Snyder, Governor of Michigan, et al., in No. 14-571. VIDED |
| Feb 4 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Haslam, et al., in No. 14-562. VIDED |
| Feb 12 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Hodges, et al., in No. 14-556. VIDED |
| Feb 23 2015 | Motion for leave to intervene filed by Chris Sevier. |
| Feb 27 2015 | Joint appendix for No. 14-556, 14-562 & 14-574 filed (2 volumes). VIDED. |
| Feb 27 2015 | Brief of petitioners Gregory Bourke, et al. filed. |
| Feb 27 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Mae Kuykendall, David Upham and Michael Worley in support of neither party and urging affirmance on question 1 filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Langley Hill Friends Meeting, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Columbia Law School Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Outserve-Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Hawaii filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Indiana University filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of BiLaw filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 4 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of The Cleveland Choral Arts Association Inc. a/k/a The North Coast Men's Chorus filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 4 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Elected Officials and Former Officeholders of Michigan, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 4 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Survivors of Sexual Orientation Change Therapies filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 4 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Equality Ohio, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 4 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor W. Burlette Carter in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 4 2015 | Brief amici curiae of California Council of Churches, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Conflict of Law Scholars filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Kenneth B. Mehlman, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amici curiae of National Women's Law Center, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of The American Humanist Association and Center for Inquiry filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of The Organization of American Historians filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Citizens United for Freedom to Define Marriage in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amici curiae of President of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amici curiae of 379 Employers and Organizations Representing Employers filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of The Alliance: State Advocates for Women's Rights and Gender Equality filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amici curiae of GLMA, et al. filed. VIDED |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of American Sociological Association filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Virgina filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars of the Constitutional Rights of Children filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 5 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of National Family Civil Rights Center filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 6 2015 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of The Human Rights Campaign and 207,551 Americans filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Appendix of The Human Rights Campaign and 207,551 Americans (10 Volumes) filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Accountability Center filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Kristin M. Perry, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of PFLAG, Inc. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Conflict of Laws and Family Law Professors filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of The Liberty Education Forum filed. VIDED |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of American Public Health Association, and Whitman-Walker Health filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Lawrence J. Korb, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders, and Organizations filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Legal Services NYC filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Legal Scholars Stephen Clark, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of 167 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and 44 U.S. Senators filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Family Law Scholars filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Freedom to Marry filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of John K. Olson filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Marriage Equality USA filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of LGBT Student Organizations at Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Schools filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Minnesota filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Garden State Equality filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of 226 U.S. Mayors, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of The Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of The General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al. in support of neither party filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Laurence H. Tribe and Michael C. Dorf filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Campaign for Southern Equality and Equality Federation filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Proposal to lodge excerpts of original, declassified documents, from counsel for amicus curiae The Mattachine Society of Washington D.C. VIDE |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Douglas Laycock, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Human Rights Watch and The New York City Bar Association, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Historians of Marriage and The American Historical Association filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Nine-Two Plaintiffs in Marriage Cases in Alabama, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Gary J. Gates filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Foreign and Comparative Law Experts Harold Hongju Koh, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars Ashutosh Bhagwat, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Carlos A. Ball, Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers University, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Family Equality Council, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 6 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Experiential Learning Lab at New York University School of Law filed. VIDED. |
| Mar 11 2015 | Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 27, 2015. |
| Mar 16 2015 | CIRCULATED. |
| Mar 17 2015 | Record requested from U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit. |
| Mar 17 2015 | Joint letter of argument proposal from counsel for the petitioners. VIDED |
| Mar 17 2015 | Joint letter of argument proposal from counsel for the respondents. VIDED |
| Mar 17 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Robert J. Bentley, Governor of Alabama filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 18 2015 | Record received from U.S.C.A. 6th Circuit is electronic. |
| Mar 18 2015 | Record from U.S.D.C. Southern Dist. of Ohio is electronic and located on PACER. |
| Mar 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Paul McHugh filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 26 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Professor Daniel N. Robinson, Ph.D. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2015 | Brief of respondent Steve Beshear, Governor of Kentucky filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars of History and Related Disciplines filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Dawn Stefanowicz and Denise Shick filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Heather Barwick and Katy Faust filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of State of South Carolina filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Robert Oscar Lopez, and B.N. Klein filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2015 | Motion for leave to intervene filed by Chris Sevier DENIED. |
| Mar 30 2015 | Brief amici curiae of 54 International and Comparative Law Experts from 27 Countries filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2015 | Brief amici curiae of The Ruth Institute and Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Family Trust Foundation of Kentucky, Inc., A/K/A The Family Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 30 2015 | Brief amici curiae of North Carolina Values Coalition, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2015 | Supplemental joint letter of argument proposal from counsel for the petitioners. VIDED |
| Mar 31 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Family Research Council filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Lary S. Larson filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of CatholicVote.org Education Fund filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Organizations That Promote Biological Parenting filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 31 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Liberty Scholars and the Saint Thomas More Society of Dallas filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Originalism filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Parents and Friends of Gays & Ex-Gays filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Wyoming Legislators and Scholars of Full Faith and Credit filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of David A. Robinson filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Public Affairs Campaign and Opinion Expert Frank Schubert, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| Apr 1 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Algirdas M. Liepas filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 1 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of National Coalition of Black Pastors and Christian Leaders filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of American College of Pediatricians, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of 100 Scholars of Marriage filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Tri Valley Law, P.C. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Organizations and Scholars of Gender-Diverse Parenting filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Catholic Answers filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of 47 Scholars filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars of the Welfare of Women, Children, and Underprivileged Populations filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Major Religious Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Leaders of the 2012 Republican National Convention Committee on the Platform, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Religious Organizations, Public Speakers, and Scholars Concerned About Free Speech filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of The Committee for Justice filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Louisiana, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 2 2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Theodore Coates. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Upon consideration of the March 17 and March 31, 2015, letters from counsel for the petitioners and the respondents, the following order of argument is adopted. On Question 1 the time is allocated as follows: 30 minutes for one advocate on behalf of the petitioners, 15 minutes for the Solicitor General, and 45 minutes for one advocate on behalf of the respondents. On Question 2 the time is allocated as follows: 30 minutes for one advocate on behalf of the petitioners, and 30 minutes for one advocate on behalf of the respondents. VIDED |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Texas Eagle Forum and Steven F. Hotze, M.D. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Fertility and Marriage filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Richard A. Lawrence filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Mike Huckabee Policy Solutions and, Family Research Institute filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Public Advocate of the U.S., et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of State of Alabama filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief of Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Southeastern Legal Foundation filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Earl M. Maltz, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Jason Feliciano and Seventeen Pastors filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of International Conference of Evangelical Endorsers filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Lighted Candle Society filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Concerned Women for America filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of 57 Members of U.S. Congress filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Jon Simmons filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Texas Values filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Dr. Judith Reisman, and Liberty Center for Child Protection filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Reverend John T. Rankin filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Same-Sex Attracted Men and Their Wives filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amici curiae of 106 Members of the Kentucky General Assembly filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 3 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Agudath Israel of America filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Apr 17 2015 | Reply of petitioners Gregory Bourke, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 28 2015 | Argued. For petitioners on Question 1: Mary L. Bonauto, Boston, Mass.; and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondents on Question 1: John J. Bursch, Special Assistant Attorney General, Lansing, Mich. For petitioners on Question 2: Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Washington, D. C. For respondents on Question 2: Joseph F. Whalen, Associate Solicitor General, Nashville, Tenn. |
| May 4 2015 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Theodore Coates DENIED. VIDED. |
| May 21 2015 | Request for recusal received from amicus curiae Foundation for Moral Law. VIDED |
| Jun 26 2015 | Judgment REVERSED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. Scalia, J. filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia, J., joined. Alito, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined. VIDED |
| Jul 28 2015 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
