Mize et al v. Pompeo et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-03331

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Michael L. Brown

Firms

  1. August 28, 2020

    Ga. Court Says Child Born Abroad To Gay Couple Is US Citizen

    A federal court in Atlanta held Thursday that a gay couple's 2-year-old daughter is an American citizen, the latest in a series of court rulings against the U.S. Department of State's policy making it harder for same-sex couples to pass citizenship on to their children born abroad.

  2. July 23, 2019

    Gay Couple Fight US Citizenship Denial For UK-Born Child

    An American same-sex couple sued the federal government on Tuesday after being denied birthright citizenship for their London-born daughter, claiming that a U.S. Department of State policy requiring babies born abroad to be blood-related to both married parents is discriminatory.