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Docket for 12-144
No. 12-144
Title:
Dennis Hollingsworth, et al., Petitioners
v.
Kristin M. Perry, et al.
Docketed:August 1, 2012
Linked with 12A688
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  Case Nos.:(10-16696, 11-16577)
  Decision Date:February 7, 2012
  Rehearing Denied:June 5, 2012
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jul 30 2012 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2012)
Aug 2 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Perry, Stier, Katami, and Zarillo.
Aug 3 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners Hollingsworth, Knight, Gutierrez, Jansson, and ProtectMarriage.com
Aug 10 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent City and County of San Francisco.
Aug 24 2012 Brief of respondents Kristin M. Perry, Sandra B. Stier, Paul T. Katami, and Jeffrey J. Zarrillo in opposition filed.
Aug 24 2012 Brief of respondent City and County of San Francisco in opposition filed.
Aug 30 2012 Brief amici curiae of Judge Georg Ress, and The Marriage Law Foundation filed.
Aug 30 2012 Brief amici curiae of William N. Eskridge, Jr., et al. filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amici curiae of Public Advocate of the United States, et al. filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Evangelicals, et al. filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc., et al filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Inc. filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed.
Aug 31 2012 Brief amici curiae of Declaration Alliance & United States Justice Foundation filed.
Sep 4 2012 Reply of petitioners Dennis Hollingsworth, et al. filed.
Sep 5 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2012.
Oct 29 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012.
Nov 13 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2012.
Dec 3 2012 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2012.
Dec 7 2012 Petition GRANTED. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following question: Whether petitioners have standing under Article III, �2 of the Constitution in this case.
Dec 12 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners
Dec 12 2012 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent City and County of San Francisco.
Jan 7 2013 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Jan 7 2013 Application (12A688) for leave to file petitioners' brief on the merits in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jan 11 2013 Application (12A688) denied by Justice Kennedy.
Jan 18 2013 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondents Perry, Steir, Katami, and Zarillo
Jan 18 2013 Record from U.S.C.A. for 9th Circuit is electronic.
Jan 21 2013 Brief amici curiae of Coalition of African American Pastors USA, et al.( 2nd REPRINT) filed. (Distributed)
Jan 22 2013 Joint appendix filed. (2 Volumes and Supplement). (Distributed) (Statement of costs filed)
Jan 22 2013 Brief of petitioners Dennis Hollingsworth, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 23 2013 CIRCULATED.
Jan 23 2013 Brief amici curiae of David Benkof, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 24 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Family Research Council filed. (Distributed)
Jan 24 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Paul McHugh (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 25 2013 Brief amici curiae of Scholars of History and Related Disciplines filed. (Distributed)
Jan 25 2013 Brief amici curiae of Liberty, Life and Law Foundation, et al. (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 25 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Westboro Baptist Church in support of neither party filed. (Distributed)
Jan 25 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Professor Daniel N. Robinson, Ph.D. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of International Jurists and Academics (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Thomas More Law Center and Chuck Storey, Imperial County Clerk (Merits) filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Evangelicals, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of thirty-seven scholars of federalism and judicial restraint filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of High Impact Leadership Coalition filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Concerned Women for America filed. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Lighted Candle Society filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Record from U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of California. (10 Boxes)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for the Protection of Marriage (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Citizens United's National Committee for Family, Faith and Prayer, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Patrick Henry College filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Robert P. George, et al. (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Indiana, et al. filed. (Distributed).
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc., et al filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Liberty Counsel, Inc. and Campaign for Children filed.
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Catholic Answers, et al. (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Catholics for the Common Good and the Marriage Law Project filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Association of Evangelicals, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Matthew B. O'Brien (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Leon R. Kass, Harvey C. Mansfield and the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Michigan filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Ethics and Public Policy Center filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Minnesota for Marriage filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Helen M. Alvare (Merits) (Distributed). filed. VIDED.
Jan 29 2013 Brief amici curiae of Social Science Professors. (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle (Merits) filed. (Distributed)
Jan 29 2013 Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 18 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Rev. Rick Yramategui, et al. filed.
Feb 21 2013 Brief of respondents Kristin M. Perry, Sandra B. Stier, Paul T. Katami, and Jeffrey J. Zarrillo filed. (Distributed)
Feb 21 2013 Brief of respondent City and County of San Francisco filed. (Distributed)
Feb 26 2013 Brief amicus curiae of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality (Gay Lesbian Medical Association) concerning the immutability of sexual orientation filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of Utah Pride Center, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of American Humanist Association and American Atheists, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of Columbia Law School Sexuality & Gender Law Clinic, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of Hon. Judith S. Kaye (Ret.), et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Marriage Equality USA filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of Beverly Hills Bar Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of Edward D. Stein, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amicus curiae of California filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amicus curiae of National Center for Lesbian Rights filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 27 2013 Brief amici curiae of Jonathan Wallace, Meri Wallace, and Duncan Pflaster filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of International Human Rights Advocates filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Kenneth B. Mehlman, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Walter Dellinger filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Maria Nieto filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute and Constitutional Accountability Center filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of the United States filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of American Anthropological Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Political Science Professors filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Adoption and Child Welfare Advocates filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Gary J. Gates filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Organization of American Historians and the American Studies Association filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Equality California filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Organization for Women Foundation and the Feminist Majority Foundation filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Southern Poverty Law Center filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Foreign and Comparative Law Experts Harold Hongju Koh, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Survivors of Sexual Orientation Change Therapies filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of William N. Eskridge, Jr., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of California Professors of Family Law filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the State of California, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of California Assembly Speaker John A. Perez, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of California Council of Churches, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of American Companies filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of California Teachers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars Bruce Ackerman, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of American Sociological Association filed. VIDED (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Family Equality Council, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of National Women's Law Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure Professors Erwin Chermerinsky and Arthur Miller filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of American Jewish Committee filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amici curiae of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Feb 28 2013 Brief amicus curiae of Garden State Equality filed. (Distributed)
Mar 15 2013 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Mar 19 2013 Reply of petitioners Dennis Hollingsworth, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 26 2013 Argued. For petitioners: Charles J. Cooper, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Theodore B. Olson, Washington, D. C.; and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
Jun 26 2013 Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. Roberts, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Scalia, Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, Alito, and Sotomayor, JJ., joined.
Jun 29 2013 Application (13A18) to vacate order entered by the United States Court of Court Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on June 28, 2013, submitted to Justice Kennedy.
Jun 30 2013 Application (13A18) denied by Justice Kennedy.
Jul 29 2013 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 30 2013 Record returned to U.S.D. C. for the Norhtern District of California.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Charles J. Cooper Cooper & Kirk, PLLC(202) 220-9600
    Counsel of Record1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
ccooper@cooperkirk.com
Party name: Dennis Hollingsworth, et al.
Attorneys for Respondents:
Theodore B. Olson Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
    Counsel of Record1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
tolson@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Kristin M. Perry, Sandra B. Stier, Paul T. Katami, and Jeffrey J. Zarrillo
 
Therese M. Stewart Chief Deputy City Attorney(415) 554-4708
    Counsel of Record Office of the City Attorney
Rm. 234, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA  94102
therese.stewart@sfgov.org
Party name: City and County of San Francisco
Other:
Gloria R. Allred Allred, Maroko & Goldberg(323) 653-6530
6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1500
Los Angeles, CA  90048
gallred@amglaw.com
Party name: Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund
 
Helen M. Alvare George Mason University School of Law(703) 993-9845
3301 Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA  22201
halvare@gmu.edu
Party name: Helen M. Alvare
 
Arthur N. Bailey Jr. 44 Montgomery Street Suite 3400(415)-633-1908
San Francisco, CA  94104
abailey@hausfeldllp.com
Party name: California Teachers Association, et al.
 
Nicole G. Berner 1800 Massachusetts Ave. NW (202) 730-7383
Washington, DC  20036
nicole.berner@seiu.org
Party name: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, et al.
 
Carmine D. Boccuzzi Jr. Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton(212) 225-2000
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY  10006
cboccuzzi@cgsh.com
Party name: American Sociological Association
 
Ruth N. Borenstein 425 Market Street (415) 268-7000
San Francisco, CA  94105
RBorenstein@mofo.com
Party name: Foreign and Comparative Law Experts Harold Hongju Koh, et al.
 
David C. Boyle P.O. Box 15143 (734)-904-6132
Long Beach, CA  90815
dbo@boyleslaw.org
Party name: David Boyle (Merits)
 
Gerard V. Bradley 3156 Eck Hall of Law (574)-631-8385
Notre Dame, IN  46556
gerard.v.bradley.16@nd.edu
Party name: Dr. Paul McHugh (Merits)
 
Laura W. Brill Kendall Brill & Klieger LLP(310) 556-2700
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA  90067
lbrill@kbkfirm.com
Party name: California Assembly Speaker John A. Perez, et al.
 
Frederick A. Brodie Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP(212) 858-1000
1540 Broadway
New York, NY  10036
fab@pillsburylaw.com
Party name: Edward D. Stein, et al.
 
Dean Robert Broyles National Center for Law & Policy(760)-747-4529
539 West Grand Avenue
Escondido, CA  92025
dbroyles@nclplaw.org
Party name: Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & gays (Merits)
 
Martin N. Buchanan Law Offices of Martin N. Buchanan(619) 238-2426
655 West Broadway, Suite 1700
San Diego, CA  92101
martin@martinbuchanan.com
Party name: Marriage Equality USA
 
Paul C. Burke 36 South State Street, Suite 1400(801) 532-1500
Salt Lake City, UT  84111
pburke@rqn.com
Party name: Utah Pride Center, et al.
 
John J. Bursch Michigan Solicitor General(517) 373-1124
Michigan Department of Attorney General
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI  48909
BurschJ@michigan.gov
Party name: Michigan
 
Elizabeth J. Cabraser Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP(415) 956-1000
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94111-3339
ecabraser@lchb.com
Party name: Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure Professors Erwin Chermerinsky and Arthur Miller
 
Christopher Gerald Caldwell Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC(213) 629-9040
725 South Figueroa St., 31st Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90017
213-629-9040
Party name: Equality California
 
Holly L. Carmichael 2635 Camino de Rio South, Suite 109(408)-838-1212
San Diego, CA  92108
holly.1.carmichael@gmail.com
Party name: Concerned Wom,en for America
 
David C. Codell The Williams Institute(310) 267-4382
UCLA School of Law
Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1476
david@codell.com
Party name: National Women's Law Center, et al.
 
Teresa Stanton Collett University of St. Thomas School of Law(651) 962-4973
MSL 400
1000 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN  55403-2015
tscollett@stthomas.edu
Party name: Minnesota for Marriage
 
Jon W. Davidson Legal Director(213) 382-7600
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
3325 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1300
Los Angeles, CA  90010
jdavidson@lambdalegal.org
Party name: Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., et al.
 
Andrew J. Davis 199 Fremont Street 20th Floor(415)-625-1050
San Francisco, CA  94105
ddavis@folgerlevin.com
Party name: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc.
 
Michael D. Dean Michael D. Dean LLC(262) 789-8044
17035 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 100
Brookfiled, WI  53005
miked@michaeldeanllc.com
Party name: Marriage Anti-Defamation Alliance
 
Robert A. Destro 3600 John McCormack Road, N.E.(202) 319-5202
Washington, DC  20064
robertdestro@hotmail.com
Party name: Catholics for the Common Good and the Marriage Law Project
 
Deborah Dewart 620 E. Sabiston Drive (910)-326-4554
Swansboro, NC  28584-9674
debcpalaw@earthlink.net
Party name: Liberty, Life and Law Foundation, et al. (Merits)
 
John A. Dragseth Fish & Richardson, P.C., P.A.(612) 335-5070
3200 RBC Plaza
60 South 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN  55402
dragseth@fr.com
Party name: Chris Kluwe and Brendon Ayanbadejo
 
William C. Duncan Marriage Law Foundation(801)-367-4570
1868 N 800 E
Lehi, UT  84043
duncanw@marriagelawfoundation.org
Party name: scholars of history and related disciplines
 
W. Cole Durham Jr. J. Reuben Clark Law School(801) 422-6842
452 JRCB
Provo, UT  84602
durhamc@lawgate.byu.edu
Party name: International Jurists and Academics (Merits)
 
John C. Eastman Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence(714) 628-2587
c/o Chapman University School of Law
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92886
jeastman@chapman.edu
Party name: Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence
 
Rebecca Edelson 2121 Avenue of the Stars Suite 2800(310)-734-3213
Los Angeles, CA  90067
redelson@steptoe.com
Party name: National Organization for Women Foundation and the Feminist Majority Foundation
 
John A. Eidsmoe Foundation for Moral Law(334) 262-1245
One Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL  36104
eidsmoeja@juno.com
Party name: Foundation for Moral Law
 
Michael P. Farris Home School Legal Defense Association(540) 338-5600
One Patrick Henry Circle
Purcellville, VA  20132
michaelfarris@hslda.org
Party name: Patrick Henry College
 
Peter J. Ferrara 2011 Freedom Lane(703) 582-8466
Falls Church, VA  22043
peterferrara@msn.com
Party name: American Civil Rights Union
 
Peter J. Ferrara 20594 Woodmere Court(703)-582-8466
Sterling, VA  20165
peterferrara@msn.com
Party name: American Civil Rights Union (Merits)
 
Thomas M. Fisher Solicitor General (317) 232-6255
Office of the Attorney General
IGC South, Fifth Floor
302 W. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN  46204
Tom.Fisher@atg.in.gov
Party name: Indiana, et al.
 
Aderson B. Francois Associate Professor of Law(202) 806-8065
Supervising Attorney Civil Rights Clinic
Howard University School of Law
2900 Van Ness Street NW
Washington, DC  20008
Afrancois@law.howard.edu
Party name: Howard University School of Law Civil Rights Clinic
 
Jonathan S. Franklin Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.(202) 662-0466
801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
jonathan.franklin@nortonrosefullbright.com
Party name: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, et al.
 
Robert P. George Robinson & McElwee(609) 258-3270
500 Virginia Street
East Suite 600
Charleston, WV  25326
rgeorge@princeton.edu
Party name: Robert P. George, et al. (Merits)
 
Suzanne B. Goldberg Columbia Law School(212) 854-0411
435 West 116th Street
New York, NY  10027
sgoldb1@law.columbia.edu
Party name: Columbia Law School Sexuality & Gender Law Clinic, et al.
 
Irving L. Gornstein Georgetown University Law Center(202) 662-9934
600 New Jersey Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20001
Party name: Walter Dellinger
 
Irving H. Greines Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP(310) 859-7811
5900 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA  90036
igreines@gmsr.com
Party name: Beverly Hills Bar Association, et al.
 
Herbert G. Grey 4800 S.W. Griffth Drive, Suite 320(503) 641-4908
Beaverton, OR  97005
herb@greylaw.org
Party name: David Benkof, et al.
 
Christopher T. Handman Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-5719
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
chris.handman@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Anti-Defamation League, et al.
 
Elizabeth L. Hileman Hileman & Associates, P.C.(301) 652-1448
7979 Old Georgetown Rd., Suite 600
Bethesda, MD  20814
ehileman@hilemanlaw.com
Party name: American Humanist Association and American Atheists, Inc., et al.
 
Eric A. Isaacson Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP(619) 231-1058
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA  92101
EricI@rgrdlaw.com
Party name: California Council of Churches, et al.
 
Harold E. Johnson Pacific Legal Foundation(916) 419-7111
930 G Street
Sacramento, CA  95814
mlh@pacificlegal.org
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.
 
Lawrence J. Joseph 1250 Connecticut Ave., NW(202) 355-9452
Suite 200
Washington, DC  20036
lj@larryjoseph.com
Party name: Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Inc.
 
Katherine Keating 560 Mission Street, 25th Floor(415)-268-2000
San Francisco, CA  94105
katherine.keating@bryancave.com
Party name: Family Equality Council, et al.
 
Von G. Keetch Kirton & McConkie(801) 328-3600
60 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT  84111
vkeetch@kmclaw.com
Party name: National Association of Evangelicals, et al.
 
David A. Kettel Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP(310) 788-4400
2029 Century Park East
Suite 2600
Los Angeles, CA  90067
david.kettel@kattenlaw.com
Party name: Dr. Maria Nieto
 
Gary G. Kreep United States Justice Foundation(760) 788-6624
932 D Street, Suite 3
Ramona, CA  92065
gkreep@sbcglobal.net
Party name: Declaration Alliance & United States Justice Foundation
 
Douglas Laycock University of Virginia School of Law(434) 243-8546
580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA  22903
dlaycock@virginia.edu
Party name: American Jewish Committee
 
Charles S. Limandri PO Box 9120 (858) 759-9948
Rancho Santa Fe, CA  92067
cslimandri@limandri.com
Party name: Catholic Answers, et al. (Merits)
 
Marjorie P. Lindblom Kirkland & Ellis LLP(212) 446-4800
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY  10022
marjorie.lindblom@kirkland.com
Party name: Gary J. Gates
 
Paul Benjamin Linton Special Counsel(847) 291-3848
Thomas More Society
921 Keystone Avenue
Northbrook, IL  60062
PBLCONLAW@AOL.COM
Party name: Family Research Council (Merits)
 
Robert A. Long Jr. Covington & Burling LLP(202) 662-6000
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
rlong@cov.com
Party name: Political Science Professors
 
Nelson Lund George Mason University School of Law(703)-993-8045
3301 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA  22201
nlund@gmu.edu
Party name: Leon R. Kass, et al.
 
Lawrence S. Lustberg Gibbons P.C. (973) 596-4500
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ  07102
llustberg@gibbonslaw.com
Party name: Garden State Equality
 
Lori Alvino McGill Latham & Watkins LLP(202)-637-2319
555 11th Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20004
lori.alvino.mcgill@lw.com
Party name: Constitutional Law Scholars Bruce Ackerman, et al.
 
Jonathan B. Miller One Ashburton Place (617)-963-2073
Boston, MA  02108
jonathan.miller@state.ma.us
Party name: Massachusetts, et al.
 
Shannon P. Minter 870 Market Street Suite 370(415)-392-6257
San Francisco, CA  94102
sminter@nclrights.org
Party name: National Center for Lesbian Rights
 
Cleta Mitchell Act Right Legal Foundation(202) 683-9405
2029 K Street NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC  20006
cmitchell@actright.com
Party name: High Impact Leadership Coalition
 
Robert F. Nagel Univ. of Colorado Law School(303) 492-8428
Kittredge Loop
Campus Box 401
Boulder, CO  80309
robert.nagel@colorado.edu
Party name: thirty-seven scholars of federalism and judicial restraint
 
Nicholas M. O'Donnell One Post Office Square (617)-338-2814
Boston, MA  02109
nodonnell@sandw.com
Party name: GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality (Gay Lesbian Medical Association) concerning the immutability of sexual orientation
 
William J. Olson William J.Olson PC(703) 356-5070
370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4
Vienna, VA  22180-5615
wjo@mindspring.com
Party name: Public Advocate of the United States, et al.
 
Paul J. Orfanedes Judicial Watch, Inc.(202) 646-5172
425 Third Street, S.W., Suite 800
Washington, DC  20024
porfanedes@judicialwatch.org
Party name: Judicial Watch, Inc., et al
 
Kathleen M. O'Sullivan 1201 Third Avenue, 48th Floor (206) 359-8000
Suite 4900
Seattle, WA  98101-3099
kosullivan@perkinscoie.com
Party name: William N. Eskridge Jr., et al.
 
Kathleen Murray O'Sullivan Perkins Coie, LLP(206) 359-8000
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA  98101
kosullivan@perkinscoie.com
Party name: William N. Eskridge, Jr., et al.
 
Abram J. Pafford Pafford Lawrence & Childress PLLC(202) 756-4886
1776 I Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC  20006
apafford@fflaw.com
Party name: Social Science Professors, et al. (Merits)
 
Margie J. Phelps 3734 SW 12th Street(785) 408-4598
Topeka, KS  66604
margie.phelps@cox.net
Party name: Westboro Baptist Church in support of neither party
 
Anthony R. Picarello Jr. 3211 Fourth Street, N.E.(202) 541-3300
Washington, DC  20017
apicarello@usccb.org
Party name: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
 
Daniel J. Powell Deputy Attorney General(415)-703-5830
455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA  94102
daniel.powell@doj.ca.gov
Party name: California
 
Eric C. Rassbach Becket Fund for Religious Liberty(202) 349-7214
3000 K Street, NW, Suite 220
Washington, DC  20007
erassbach@becketfund.org
Party name: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (Merits)
 
William Kendal Rentz Attorney at Law(831) 471-8199
242 Moore Street
Santa Cruz, CA  95060
william.rentz@comcast.net
Party name: Rev.Rick Yramategui, et al.
 
Diana E. Richmond One Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor(415)-392-1960
San Francisco, CA  94111
drichmond@sideman.com
Party name: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, et al.
 
Sanford Jay Rosen Rosen Bien & Galvan LLP(415) 433-6830
315 Montgomery Street
10th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94104-1823
SRosen@rbgg.com
Party name: Survivors of Sexual Orientation Change Therapies
 
E. Joshua Rosenkranz Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP(212) 506-5380
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY  10019-6142
jrosenkranz@orrick.com
Party name: American Companies
 
Jerome C. Roth 560 Mission Street, 27th Fl.(415) 512-4000
San Francisco, CA  94105
jerome.roth@mto.com
Party name: Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, et al.
 
Ethan P. Schulman Crowell & Moring LLP(415) 986-2800
275 Battery Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, CA  94111
eschulman@crowell.com
Party name: Hon. Judith S. Kaye (Ret.), et al.
 
Sean M. SeLegue Arnold & Porter LLP(415) 471-3100
3 Embarcadero Center, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94111
sean.selegue@aporter.com
Party name: California Professors of Family Law
 
Tejinder Singh Goldstein & Russell, P.C.(202)-362-0636
5225 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 404
Washington, DC  20015
tsingh@goldsteinrussell.com
Party name: International Human Rights Advocates
 
Paul M. Smith Jenner & Block LLP(202) 639-6000
1099 New York Avenue, N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, DC  20001
psmith@jenner.com
Party name: American Psychological Association, et al.
 
Kevin T. Snider Pacific Justice Institute(916) 857-6900
P.O. Box 276600
Sacramento, CA  95823
ksnider@pji.org
Party name: Professor Daniel N. Robinson, Ph.D.
 
Mathew D. Staver Liberty Counsel(800) 671-1776
1055 Maitland Center Commons
Second Floor
Maitland, FL  32751
court@lc.org
Party name: Liberty Counsel, Inc. and Campaign for Children
 
Catherine E. Stetson Hogan Lovells US LLP(202) 637-5491
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20004
cate.stetson@hoganlovells.com
Party name: Organization of American Historians and the American Studies Association
 
Monte Neil Stewart Belnap Stewart Taylor & Morris, PLLC(208) 345-3333
12500 W. Explorer Drive
Suite 100
Boise, ID  83713
stewart@belnaplaw.com
Party name: Coalition for the Protection of Marriage (Merits)
 
Jon B. Streeter Keker & Van Nest LLP(415) 391-5400
710 Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA  94111
jstreeter@kvn.com
Party name: Southern Poverty Law Center
 
Michael F. Sturley 727 East Dean Keeton Street(512) 232-1350
Austin, TX  78705
msturley@law.utexas.edu
Party name: Adoption and Child Welfare Advocates
 
Richard Thompson Thomas More Law Center(734) 827-2001
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive
P.O. Box 393
Ann Arbor, MI  48106
rthompson@thomasmore.org
Party name: Thomas More Law Center and Chuck Storey, Imperial County Clerk (Merits)
 
Jeffrey S. Trachtman Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, LLP(212) 715-9100
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10036
jtrachtman@kramerlevin.com
Party name: Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the State of California, et al.
 
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov
Party name: the United States
 
Kristen Kellie Waggoner Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC(206) 682-0565
2025 1st Avenue, PH-A
Seattle, WA  98121-3125
kwaggoner@elmlaw.com
Party name: Matthew B. O'Brien (Merits)
 
Jonathan D. Wallace 4011 23rd Avenue, #3F(917) 359-6234
Astoria, NY  11105
jonathan.wallace
Party name: Jonathan Wallace, Meri Wallace, and Duncan Pflaster
 
Lynn Dennis Wardle J.Reuben Clark Law School(801) 422-2617
Room 518
Provo, UT  84602
wardlel@law.byu.edu
Party name: Coalition of African American Pastors USA, et al.
 
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: Kenneth B. Mehlman, et al.
 
George M. Weaver Hollberg & Weaver, LLP(404) 760-1116
2921 Piedmont Road, N. E.
Suite C
Atlanta, GA  30305
gweaver@hw-law.com
Party name: Lighted Candle Society
 
M. Edward Whelan Ethics and Public Policy Center(202) 682-1200
1730 M Street, N.W., Suite 910
Washington, DC  20036
ewhelan@eppc.org
Party name: Ethics and Public Policy Center
 
Sonya D. Winner Covington & Burling LLP(415) 591-6000
One Front Street
San Francisco, CA  94111
Party name: American Anthropological Association, et al.
 
Elizabeth B. Wydra Constitutional Accountability Center(202) 296-6889
1200 18th St., N.W., Suite 501
Washington, DC  20036
elizabeth@theusconstitution.org
Party name: Cato Institute and Constitutional Accountability Center

 

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