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Leskovar v. Nickels
No. 04-2-05857-1 (Wash. Super. Ct. King
Cnty.)
No. 04-2-05955-1 (Wash. Super. Ct. King Cnty.)
No. 54354-7 (Wash. Ct. App. Div. I)
No. 54450-1 (Wash. Ct. App. Div. I)
In early 2004, Seattle mayor
Gregory J. Nickels announced a policy of recognizing non-local same-sex
marriages for the purpose of determining eligibility for city employee
benefits. Residents represented by conservative legal groups (Pacific
Justice Institute and American Family Association) challenged the legality
of the policy under Washington's Defense
of Marriage Act.
The trial court rejected the challenge in mid-2004, and the residents
appealed. The intermediate appellate court stayed the appeal in late 2004,
pending the decision of the state high court in a case challenging the
constitutionality of the state's refusal to authorize same-sex marriages.
After the high court rejected that constitutional challenge in 2006, the
intermediate appellate court lifted the stay in Leskovar.
In September 2007, the intermediate appellate court rejected the legal
challenges and upheld the policy.
Legal Documents
wash. super. ct.
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Docket (No. 04-2-05955-1)
wash. ct. app.
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Docket (No. 54354-7)
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Docket (No. 54450-1)
Press Releases
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American Family
Association (July 26, 2006) (noting effect on case of state high court's
rejection of marriage challenge)
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Pacific Justice Institute (July 2007) (noting oral argument)
Last updated:
September 30, 2007
© 2007 by Stephen
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