An appeal of the dismissal of the "McDermott" case was heard in the Hawaii Supreme Court, with oral arguments occurring on December 18, 2014. On May 27, 2015, following the retitling of the case to "McDermott v. Ige", the court ruled that the appellants did not have standing to challenge the constitutionality of the "Hawaii Marriage Equality Act", vacated the lower court's order and remanded the case back to the circuit court "with instructions to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction."