Supreme Court of the United States

Marisa N. Pavan v. Nathaniel Smith.

June 26, 2017137 S. Ct. 2075

Summary

The Supreme Court reversed the Arkansas Supreme Court, holding that under Obergefell v. Hodges, the State must issue birth certificates listing the non-biological spouse of a birth mother in same-sex marriages on the same terms as opposite-sex marriages. The Court found the differential treatment infringed on the constellation of benefits linked to marriage.