Pareto v. Ruvin and Dousset v. FAU (FL)
Complaint filed 1/21/14
On January 21, 2014, six same-sex couples and Equality Florida Institute filed a lawsuit in Florida state court in Miami seeking the freedom to marry. On July 25, 2014, the court issued a decision striking down Florida’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples and ordering Miami-Dade County to allow same-sex couples to marry. The court stayed the order pending appeal. On January 5, 2015, the court lifted its stay and ordered the Clerk of the Courts in Miami-Dade County to immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Same-sex couples began marrying in all Florida counties on January 6, 2015 as a result of orders issued in a separate federal case challenging Florida’s marriage ban.
