TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 15, 2014

Tennessee today filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it not to take up a recent decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld the state’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states. State officials argue in the petition that the Sixth Circuit’s decision is not in conflict with other Supreme Court decisions and that a split of opinion among the nation’s circuit courts does not compel the court to act. So far, Tennessee is the only state to oppose review. Ohio, Kentucky, Louisiana and Michigan officials all support review of marriage laws from their states, which also were upheld by the Sixth Circuit. Metro Weekly News has more on the story and links to the filing.