Home > Great American Court Cases > Romer v. Evans

Legal Citation: 517 U.S. 620 (1996)

Petitioner
Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, et al.

Respondent
Richard G. Evans, et al.

Petitioner's Claim
That the lower court erred in striking down a Colorado constitutional amendment that prohibited any government efforts to protect homosexuals from discrimination.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Timothy M. Tymkovich

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Jean E. Dubofsky

Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy (writing for the Court), Sandra Day O'Connor, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens

Justices Dissenting
William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
20 May 1996

Decision
Denied the petitioner's claim, affirming the unconstitutionality of...