Baskin v. Bogan
| Decision Date | 04 September 2014 |
| Docket Number | 14–2526.,14–2388,Nos. 14–2386,14–2387,s. 14–2386 |
| Citation | 766 F.3d 648 |
| Parties | Marilyn Rae BASKIN, et al., Plaintiffs–Appellees, v. Penny BOGAN, et al., Defendants–Appellants. Virginia Wolf, et al., v. Scott Walker, et al. |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — Seventh Circuit |
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Held Unconstitutional
W.S.A. Const. Art. 13, § 13; West's A.I.C. 31–11–1–1Barbara Baird, Attorney, Law Office of Barbara J. Baird, Indianapolis, IN, Paul David Castillo, Attorney, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Incorporated, Dallas, TX, Jordan M. Heinz, Melanie MacKay, Brent P. Ray, Attorneys, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, Dmitriy Tishyevich, Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, N.Y., Camilla Taylor, Attorney, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Incorporated, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs–Appellees, Docket No. 14–2386.
Thomas M. Fisher, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for
Defendants–Appellants Greg Zoeller and William C. Vanness, II, M.D., Docket No. 14–2386
David Alan Robinson, Attorney, North Haven, CT, for Amicus Curiae David Robinson, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Michael Francisco, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Denver, CO, for Amicus Curiae State of Colorado, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Steven W. Fitschen, Attorney, National Legal Foundation, Virginia Beach, for Amicus Curiae Concerned Women for America, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Kevin Trent Snider, Attorney, Pacific Justice Institute, Sacremento, CA, for Amicus Curiae Paul McHugh, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Michael J. Cork, Attorney, Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald & Hahn, Indianapolis, IN, for Amicus Curiae Social Science Professors, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
James Bopp, Jr., Attorney, Bopp Law Firm, Terre Haute, IN, for Amicus Curiae Helen M. Alvare, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Mary E. McAlister, Attorney, Liberty Counsel, Lynchburg, VA, for Amicus Curiae Liberty Counsel, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Dean John Sauer, Attorney, Clark & Sauer, LLC, St. Louis, MO, for Amicus Curiae 22 Scholars of Federalism and Judicial Restraint, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Eric C. Rassbach, Attorney, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Becket Fund Religious Liberty, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Jonathan Andrew Scruggs, Attorney, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, AZ, for Amicus Curiae Alliance Defending Freedom, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Kenneth Alan Klukowski, Attorney, Family Research Council, for Amicus Curiae Robert P. George, Sherif Girgis and Ryan T. Anderson, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Richard Shawn Gunnarson, Attorney, Salt Lake City, UT, Carl H. Esbeck, Jefferey H. Moon, United States Catholic Conference, Washington, DC, Sherri Strand, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO, for Amicus Curiae United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Deborah Jane Dewart, Attorney, Deborah J. Dewart, Attorney at Law, Swansboro, NC, for Amicus Curiae North Carolina Value Caalition, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
John W. Mauck, Attorney, Mauck & Baker, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Family–Pac Federal, Inc., Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Benjamin G. Shatz, Attorney, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Amicus Curiae Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Christopher Dowden Man, Attorney, Chadbourne & Parke, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Outserve–SLDN and American Military Partner Association, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Catherine E. Stetson, Attorney, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Historians of Antigay Discrimination,Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Jessica Weisel, Attorney, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Los Angeles, CA, for Amicus Curiae Historians of Marriage, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
George David Carter, Jr., Attorney, Innovista Law PLLC, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Retired Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Elizabeth B. Wydra, Attorney, Constitutional Accountability Center, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Constitutional Accountability Center and Cato Institute, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Jeremy Cary Roth, Attorney, Munger, Tolles & Olson, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Brad W. Seiling, Attorney, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Amicus Curiae Gary Gates, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Ria Tabacco Mar, Attorney, NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, New York, N.Y., for Amicus Curiae NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Paul M. Smith, Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Psychological Association, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Jefferey S. Trachtman, Attorney, Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, LLP, New York, N.Y., for Amicus Curiae Bishops of the Episcopal Church in Indianapolis and Milwaukee, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Sara Bartel, Attorney, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae Joan Heifetz Hollinger, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Paul R.Q. Wolfson, Attorney, Wilmerhale, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Suzanne Goldberg, Attorney, Columbia University Law School, New York, N.Y., for Amicus Curiae Columbia Law School Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Susan Baker Manning, Attorney, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae 23 Employers and Organizations Representing Employers, Docket Nos. 14–2386 and 14–2526.
Steven P. McKey, Attorney, Bryan Cave, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae Family Equality Council, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Rocky Chiu–Feng Tsai, Attorney, Ropes & Gray, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae Anti–Defamation League, Docket Nos. 14–238, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Diane M. Soubly, Attorney, Stevenson Keppelman Associates, Ann Arbor, MI, for Amicus Curiae Constitutional Law Scholars, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Emily Martin, Attorney, National Women's Law Center, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae National Women's Law Center, Docket Nos. 14–2386, 14–2526, 14–2387 and 14–2388.
Frank Moon Dickerson, III, Hans Joseph Germann, Attorneys, Mayer Brown
LLP, Chicago, IL, Laurence Jacques Dupuis, Attorney, American Civil Liberty Union of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, James D. Esseks, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, N.Y., Gretchen E. Helfrich, Attorney, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, John A. Knight, Attorney, Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs–Appellees, Docket No. 14–2526.
Timothy C. Samuelson, Thomas C. Bellavia, Clayton P. Kawski, Attorneys, Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Defendants–Appellants, Docket No. 14–2526.
John Paul Serketich, Attorney, Racine County Corporation Counsel, Racine, WI, for Defendant—Party–in–Interest Wendy Christensen, Docket No. 14–2526.
Paul Bargren, Corporation Counsel, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant—Party–in–Interest Joseph Czarnezki, Docket No. 14–2526.
David R. Gault, Assistant Corporation Counsel, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Madison, WI, for Defendant—Party–in–Interest Scott McDonell, Docket No. 14–2526.
Michael D. Dean, Attorney, Brookfield, WI, for Party–in–Interest Julaine K. Appling, Docket No. 14–2526.
Sean C. Lemieux, Attorney, Lemieux Law, Indianapolis, IN, Chase Strangio, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, N.Y., for Plaintiffs–Appellees Midori Fujii, Melody Laybe, Tara Betterman and Scott Moubray–Carrico, Docket No. 14–2387.
Chase Strangio, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, N.Y., Kelly Eskew, Gavin M. Rose, Attorneys, ACLU of Indiana, Kenneth J. Falk, Attorney, Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff–Appellee Monica Wehrle, Docket No. 14–2387.
Thomas M. Fisher, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant–Appellant Commissioner of the Indiana State Department of Revenue, Docket No. 14–2387.
Karen Celestino–Horseman, Attorney, William R. Groth, Attorney, Fillenwarth, Dennerline, Groth & Towe, LLP, Rob Katz, Attorney, Indiana University, Mark Sniderman, Attorney, Sniderman Nguyen LLP, Kathleen M. Sweeney, Attorney, Sweeney Hayes, LLC, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs–Appellees, Docket No. 14–2388.
Thomas M. Fisher, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants–Appellants, Docket No. 14–2388.
Before POSNER, WILLIAMS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
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