Carrick v. Snyder
Carrick v. Snyder | |
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Court | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan |
Full case name | Neil Patrick Carrick, Plaintiffs v. Richard Snyder, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, Bill Schuette, in his official capacity as Michigan Attorney General |
Docket nos. | 5:15-cv-10108 |
Defendant(s) | Richard Snyder, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, Bill Schuette, in his official capacity as Michigan Attorney General |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Judith Ellen Levy |
Keywords | |
marriage license, cohabitation, polygamy, equal protection, freedom of religion |
Carrick v. Snyder was a 2015 federal court case requesting that the plaintiff Rev. Neil Patrick Carrick be allowed to perform marriage ceremonies that are currently prohibited, including same sex and polygamy wedding ceremonies.[1][2]
The case lists the Michigan Governor Governor Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette as defendants.
The Detroit minister Pastor Neil Patrick Carrick sued to invalidate Mich. Stat. § 551.14, which provides,
If a person authorized to solemnize marriages knowingly joins any persons in marriage contrary to the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall forfeit for each offense a sum not exceeding $500.00.[3]
The case was filed on January 12, 2015, in the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division. It was assigned to District Judge Judith Ellen Levy under the case number 5:2015cv10108.
The case was dismissed with prejudice on February 10, 2016, for lack of standing.[4]
References
- ^ "Carrick v. Snyder et al". Justia Dockets & Filings.
- ^ Oralandar Brand-Williams, The Detroit News (January 13, 2015). "Minister sues Mich. for right to marry same-sex couples". detroitnews.com.
- ^ "Crime to conduct same-sex or polygamous marriage ceremony?". Washington Post.
- ^ "Judge Levy dismisses case due to Plaintiff's lack of standing".
External links
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- Polygamy law in the United States
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