United States Ninth Circuit

City ordinance that requires city contractors to provide benefits to domestic partners does not facially violate the Dormant Commerce Clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/14/2000
• Decided 06/14/2001
• Published 06/14/2001

Judges

• WALLACE, Circuit Judge:, Before:  WALLACE, FISHER, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kevin H. Theriot, Esq., American Center for Law and Justice, Lawrenceville, Georgia, for the plaintiff-appellant., Matthew A. Coles, Esq., American Civil Liberties Union, New York, New York for the amicus., Robert Kim, Esq., American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of California, San Francisco, California, for the amicus., Jennifer C. Pizer, Esq., Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Los Angeles, California, for the amicus.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis Aftergut, Chief Assistant City Attorney, Deputy City Attorneys, City Hall, San Francisco, California, for the defendants-appellees.