The Issues:
Marriage Equality
Legal Documents
A complete archive of legal documents relating to Conaway v. Deane and Polyak, Equality Maryland and the ACLU's historic marriage equality lawsuit.
Maryland Court of Appeals Documents
Plaintiffs' Brief for the Court of Appeals (PDF, 5.2 Mb)
State's Brief for the Court of Appeals (PDF, 5.1 Mb)
State's Reply to Plaintiffs' Brief (PDF, 878 kb)
Amicus Briefs for the Plaintiffs' position:
- Brief on sexual orientation discrimination, from Equality Maryland and other LGBT organizations (PDF, 252 kb)
- Brief from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (PDF, 408 kb)
- Brief on child welfare, from the National Association of Social Workers and other organizations (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
- Brief on discriminatory marriage law and its harms to families, from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and other organizations (PDF, 272 kb)
- Brief from religious organizations and leaders (PDF, 1.9 Mb)
- Brief from the American Psychological Association and American Psychiatric Association (PDF, 2.8 Mb)
- Brief on rational basis review (PDF, 1.8 Mb)
- Brief on constitutional law, from Maryland Law Professors (PDF, 313 kb)
- Historical brief from the Organization of American Historians (PDF, 2.6 Mb)
Click here for a complete list of parties to each of the amicus briefs for the Plaintiffs.
Amicus Briefs for the State position:
- Alliance for Marriage (PDF, 1.6 Mb)
- American Center for Law and Justice (PDF, 2.2 Mb)
- Association of Maryland Families (PDF, 2.7 Mb)
- Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
- Citizens for Traditional Families (PDF, 2.3 Mb)
- Family Research Council (PDF, 4.2 Mb)
- James Q. Wilson (PDF, 2.2 Mb)
- Del. Janet Greenip (PDF, 2.4 Mb)
- Knights of Columbus (PDF, 2.3 Mb)
- Maryland Catholic Conference (PDF, 3.0 Mb)
- National Legal Foundation (PDF, 815 kb)
- Professors of Psychology and Psychiatry (PDF, 766 kb)
- Toni Davis (PDF, 216 kb)
Baltimore City Circuit Court Documents
Plaintiffs' Complaint (PDF, 73 kb)
Legal Summary (PDF, 27 kb)
State's Answer (PDF, 372 kb)
Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment:
Amicus Briefs for the Plaintiffs' Position:
- Brief from child welfare organizations (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
- Brief from religious organizations (PDF, 3.3 Mb)
- Brief from civil rights organizations (PDF, 2.8 Mb)
- Brief from First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church (PDF, 228 kb)
State's Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (PDF, 2.6 Mb)
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (PDF, 975 kb)
Baltimore Circuit Court Decision -- Memorandum (PDF, 72 kb)
Baltimore Circuit Court Decision -- Order (PDF, 24kb)
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