Attorney General Masto Statement on Nevada’s Same-Sex Marriage
Case
January 24, 2014
Las Vegas, NV – Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez
Masto released the following statement regarding Nevada’s same-sex marriage
case:
“A potentially significant case was decided by the Ninth Circuit on
Tuesday of this week, the same day that a brief was filed on behalf of the State
in Nevada’s same-sex marriage case. The Ninth Circuit’s new decision, entitled
SmithKline Beechum Corp. v. Abbott Laboratories, appears to impact the equal
protection and due process arguments made on behalf of the State. After careful
review of the SmithKline decision these arguments are likely no longer tenable
in the Ninth Circuit.
This office will conduct further review over the
weekend in order to evaluate the State’s argument in light of SmithKline. We
will be discussing this with the Governor’s Office next week.”
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