Hunt v. Ake, Case No. 8:04-CV-1852-T-30 TBM
This lawsuit involves a lesbian couple with a Canadian
marriage license challenging the Florida and federal DOMAs.
The federal government has not yet responded to the complaint.
Sullivan v. Bush,
Case No. 04-21118-CV
Several same-sex couples have filed this suit challenging
the constitutionality of the federal and Florida DOMAs.
The Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss
for lack of standing—the plaintiffs are not validly
married under the laws of any states, so federal DOMA
has not harmed them.
Wilson v. Ake, No.
8:04-CV-1680-T-30 TBM
A lesbian couple with a Massachusetts marriage license
filed this action challenging the Florida and federal
DOMAs. The marriage license is invalid under Massachusetts
law. The federal government has not yet filed its motion
to dismiss.
In re Allen, 186 B.R 769 (Bankr. Ct., N.D. Ga.
1995)
A same-sex couple filed a joint petition in bankruptcy.
The judge dismissed the petition because the debtors were
not legally married.
