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Romer v. Evans

1996 U.S. Supreme Court case on sexual orientation and state laws
Event Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States Q3441204

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
decision of the Supreme Court of the United States
Country
United States[2]
Publication date
May 20, 1996[3]
Applies to jurisdiction
United States[6]
Court
Supreme Court of the United States[13]
Legal citation of this text
517 U.S. 620, 116 S. Ct. 1620, 134 L. Ed. 2d 855, 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3245[7][8][9][10]
Majority opinion by
Anthony Kennedy[14]
Official name
Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, et al. v. Richard G. Evans, et al.[12]
Published in
United States Reports[11]
Significant event
oral argument, decision[4][5]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 5
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
event/Romer-v-Evans
Freebase ID
/m/012pm7
Google Scholar case ID
17758055891258118781
U.S. Supreme Court docket number
94-1039
United States Reports ID
517/us/620

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Applies to jurisdiction 1
United States
Country 1
United States
Court 1
Supreme Court of the United States
Majority opinion by 1
Anthony Kennedy
Published in 1
United States Reports
Significant event 1
decision
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Summary

Romer v. Evans is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States[1].

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Anthony Kennedy United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . 2019 Supreme Court Database, Version 2019 Release 1. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . 2019 Supreme Court Database, Version 2019 Release 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . 2019 Supreme Court Database, Version 2019 Release 1. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . 2019 Supreme Court Database, Version 2019 Release 1. wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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