Private proponents of California's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage did not have standing to represent California when the state government refused to appeal a federal judge's decision overturning the ban.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • February 26, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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Hollingsworth v. Perry (U.S. 2013).
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Hollingsworth v. Perry [U.S. Supreme Court, 2013] — Private proponents of California's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage did not have standing to represent California when the state government refused to appeal a federal judge's decision overturning the ban. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/hollingsworth-v-perry/, accessed October 31, 2026).
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Holding: Private proponents of California's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage did not have standing to represent California when the state government refused to appeal a federal judge's decision overturning the ban.
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Hollingsworth v. Perry is a LGBTQ & Religious Liberty case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013. The court held that private proponents of California's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage did not have standing to represent California when the state government refused to appeal a federal judge's decision overturning the ban.