Carrick v. Snyder
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Carrick v. Snyder was a 2015 federal court case requesting that the plaintiff Rev. Neil Patrick Carrick be allowed to perform marriage ceremonies that are currently prohibited, including same sex and polygamous wedding ceremonies.[1][2]
Carrick v. Snyder | |
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Court | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan |
Full case name | Neil Patrick Carrick, Plaintiffs v. Richard Snyder, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, Bill Schuette, in his official capacity as Michigan Attorney General |
Docket nos. | 5:15-cv-10108 |
Defendant(s) | Richard Snyder, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Michigan, Bill Schuette, in his official capacity as Michigan Attorney General |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Judith Ellen Levy |
Keywords | |
marriage license, cohabitation, polygamy, equal protection, freedom of religion |
The case lists the Michigan Governor Governor Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette as defendants.
The Detroit minister Pastor Neil Patrick Carrick sued to invalidate Mich. Stat. § 551.14, which provides,
If a person authorized to solemnize marriages knowingly joins any persons in marriage contrary to the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall forfeit for each offense a sum not exceeding $500.00.[3]
The case was filed on January 12, 2015, in the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division. It was assigned to District Judge Judith Ellen Levy under the case number 5:2015cv10108.
The case was dismissed with prejudice on February 10, 2016, for lack of standing.[4]