November 06, 2014
The Sixth Circuit on Thursday upheld bans on same-sex marriage in four states, splitting federal appellate courts on the issue and setting up a likely review by the U.S. Supreme Court in a finding that the question of marriage equality is for the states, not the federal courts, to decide.
June 17, 2014
The Sixth Circuit on Monday scheduled oral arguments in five battles over gay marriage in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee for a single session on Aug. 6, setting the stage for a potentially historic day in the four states under the circuit's jurisdiction.
March 28, 2014
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that the federal government will recognize over 300 same-sex marriages that were performed in Michigan last weekend, despite the state's pending challenge to the recent ruling that said Michigan's ban on same-sex unions was unconstitutional.
March 25, 2014
The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday extended its stay of a Michigan federal judge's order halting the enforcement of an amendment to the state's constitution and its implementing statutes excluding same-sex couples from marriage, citing a U.S. Supreme Court's issuance of a similar stay.