Won U.S. District Courts

Covenant Weddings v. Cuyahoga County

Kristi Stokes

Summary

A Cuyahoga County law threatened to force a Cleveland-area minister and wedding business owner to use her ministry and business to officiate and compose homilies, vows, and prayers for same-sex weddings if she officiated and promoted weddings between one man and one woman.

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Case Documents

Court

Title

Date

Trial Court

10/27/2020

Trial Court

Notice of proposed agreed judgment entry

10/23/2020

Trial Court

Memorandum in support of motion for preliminary injunction

7/22/2020

Trial Court

7/22/2020

Additional Resources

One-page summary

Case Profiles

Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse

Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse

Legal Counsel

Johannes Widmalm-Delphonse serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is a member of the Center for Conscience Initiatives.