Donaldson v. State of Montana, 2012 MT 288 (2012)

Citation: Donaldson v. State of Montana, 2012 MT 288 (2012)
Parent Document: Donaldson v. State of Montana, 2012 MT 288 (2012)
Jurisdiction: Montana (state)
Effective Date: 2012-12-17
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/889962/donaldson-v-state-of-montana/ ↗

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         In contrast, see e.g. Perry v. Brown, 265 P.3d 1002, 1008 (Cal. 2011): “The
answer filed by the [California] Attorney General also declined to defend the initiative,
but went further and affirmatively took the position that Proposition 8 [which amended
the California Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage] is unconstitutional.” See also
e.g. Ltr. from Eric H. Holder Jr., U.S. Atty. Gen., to John A. Boehner, Speaker, U.S.
H.R., at 2 (Feb. 23, 2011) (Dkt. 42 in the District Court record): “[T]he President [of the
United States] and I have concluded that classifications based on sexual orientation
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arguments in this regard are inconsistent and difficult to follow. On one hand, the State

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