Same-sex Marriage Deep Dive

On March 26 and 27, the Supreme Court heard two landmark same-sex marriage cases. Check out our deep dive on the topic to find out more about the cases and issues the Court will consider.

OHIO v. KENTUCKY

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Case Basics

Docket No.

27 ORIG

Plaintiff

Ohio

Defendant

Kentucky

Decided By

Burger Court (1975-1981)

Opinion

444 U.S. 335 (1980)

Argued

Monday, December 3, 1979

Decided

Monday, January 21, 1980

Advocates

James M. Ringo

(on behalf of the Defendant)

Michael R. Szolosi

(on behalf of the Plaintiff)

Term:

1970-1979
- 1979

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Argument

Ohio v. Kentucky - Oral Argument

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Conclusion

Decision: 6 votes for Ohio, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

None

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OHIO v. KENTUCKY. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_27_orig>.

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