Baker v. Vermont
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Baker v. Vermont, 744 A.2d 864 (Vt. 1999), was a lawsuit decided by Vermont Supreme Court on December 20, 1999. It was one of the first judicial affirmations of the right of same-sex couples to treatment equivalent to that afforded different-sex couples. The decision held that the state's prohibition on same-sex marriage denied rights granted by the Vermont Constitution. The court ordered the Vermont legislature to either allow same-sex marriages or implement an alternative legal mechanism according similar rights to same-sex couples.
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Baker v. State of Vermont | |
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Court | Vermont Supreme Court |
Full case name | Stan Baker, et al v. State of Vermont, et al |
Decided | December 20, 1999 |
Citation(s) | 744 A.2d 864 (Vt. 1999) |
Case history | |
Prior action(s) | Claim dismissed |
Subsequent action(s) | Creation of Same-sex Civil Unions |
Court membership | |
Chief judge | Jeffrey L. Amestoy |
Associate judges | John A. Dooley, James L. Morse, Marilyn S. Skoglund, Denise R. Johnson |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Amestoy joined by Morse, Skoglund |
Concurrence | Dooley |
Concur/dissent | Johnson |
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