In the matter of Tanco v. Haslam

Today the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Tanco v. Haslam (same-sex marriage), and consolidated the four petitions from Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee.  The court agreed to address the following two questions:  (1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? and (2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state?

“We asked that the court let the Sixth Circuit decision stand; however, we respect the court’s decision to grant review.  We will follow the court’s briefing and argument schedule and continue to aggressively represent the state’s interest as we have throughout the process,” Attorney General Slatery said.