Cleopatra DeLeon, et al v. Gregg Abbott, et al

  1. July 08, 2015

    Gay Marriage Ruling Didn't End Common-Law Case: Texas

    The state of Texas on Tuesday told the state's high court that an Austin probate judge should rule on the validity of a claimed common-law same-sex marriage in a suit seeking half of a deceased woman's estate, saying that the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared gay marriage a constitutional right had no bearing on the validity of the claim.

  2. July 02, 2015

    5th Circ. Hands Victories To Texas, Miss. Same-Sex Couples

    Four same-sex couples from Texas and Mississippi won the right Wednesday to have their marriages recognized in their respective states, after last week's landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that made same-sex marriage a constitutional right under the 14th Amendment.

  3. February 23, 2015

    Texas Couples Urge 5th Circ. To Unblock Same-Sex Marriages

    Two same-sex couples on Friday told the Fifth Circuit that the potential confusion caused by lifting the stay on an order striking a Texas ban on same-sex marriage would not outweigh the damage the ban causes to same-sex couples, rejecting an argument from the state they say "callously dismisses" the law's harm.

  4. January 09, 2015

    5th Circ. Judges Question Same-Sex Marriage Bans

    Fifth Circuit judges on Friday voiced skepticism over Texas' arguments for reinstating a same-sex marriage ban that was struck down last February by a lower district court, on a day that saw the court also hear oral argument over similar bans in two other states.

  5. September 09, 2014

    5th Circ. Told Texas Gay Marriage Ban 'Defies Logic'

    Two Texas couples told the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday that the state's prohibition against same-sex marriage serves no purpose but to deprive them of their constitutional rights and that a district court's decision blocking enforcement of the ban should be upheld.