Docket for 12-307
| No. 12-307 | |
| Vide 12-63, 12-785 | |
| Title: |
| United States, Petitioner |
| v. |
| Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer, et al. |
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| Docketed: | September 11, 2012 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Sep 11 2012 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due October 11, 2012) |
| Sep 18 2012 |
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including October 19, 2012, for all respondents. |
| Oct 10 2012 |
Brief of respondent Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer in opposition filed. |
| Oct 18 2012 |
Judgment entered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. |
| Oct 19 2012 |
Brief of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives in opposition filed. |
| Oct 26 2012 |
Supplemental brief of petitioner United States filed. |
| Oct 29 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012. |
| Oct 29 2012 |
Supplemental brief of respondent Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 1 2012 |
Supplemental brief of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Nov 8 2012 |
Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed) |
| Nov 13 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2012. |
| Dec 3 2012 |
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2012. |
| Dec 7 2012 |
Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: Whether the Executive Branch�s agreement with the court below that DOMA is unconstitutional deprives this Court of jurisdiction to decide this case; and whether the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives has Article III standing in this case.
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| Dec 11 2012 |
Vicki C. Jackson, Esq., of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the positions that the Executive Branch's agreement with the court below that DOMA is unconstitutional deprives this Court of jurisdiction to decide this case, and that the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives lacks Article III standing in this case. |
| Dec 13 2012 |
Briefing proposal of the parties and Court-appointed amicus curiae filed. |
| Dec 14 2012 |
Upon consideration of the letter of December 13, 2012, from the Solicitor General on behalf of the litigants and the amicus curiae invited to brief and argue this case, the following briefing schedule is adopted.
On the merits, the brief of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives, not to exceed 15,000 words, is to be filed on or before Tuesday, January 22, 2013. The brief of the Solicitor General, not to exceed 15,000 words, is to be filed on or before Friday, February 22, 2013. The brief of Edith Windsor, not to exceed 15,000 words, is to be filed on or before Tuesday, February 26, 2013. The reply brief of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives, not to exceed 6,000 words, is to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court.
On the jurisdictional questions, the brief of the Court-appointed amicus curiae, not to exceed 10,000 words, is to be filed on or before January 22, 2013. The briefs of the Solicitor General, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives, and Edith Windsor, not to exceed 10,000 words each, are to be filed on or before Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Reply briefs of the litigants and the Court-appointed amicus curiae, not to exceed 4,000 words, are to be filed in accordance with Rule 25.3 of the Rules of this Court.
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| Dec 14 2012 |
Other amici curiae briefs shall be filed within the time allowed under Rule 37.3(a) of the Rules of this Court, except that amici curiae briefs on the merits in support of the positions of the Solicitor General and/or Edith Windsor shall be filed within 7 days after the brief of the Solicitor General on the merits is filed.
The litigants, Court-appointed amicus curiae, and other amici curiae shall indicate on the cover of each brief filed which issue or issues are addressed in that particular brief in addition to the information required by Rule 37.3 of the Rules of this Court.
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| Jan 2 2013 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| Jan 7 2013 |
SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
| Jan 8 2013 |
The time to file the brief, on the jurisdictional questions, of the Court-appointed amicus curiae is extended to and including January 24, 2013. |
| Jan 8 2013 |
The time to file the briefs, on the jurisdictional questions, of the Solicitor General, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives, and Edith Windsor, is extended to and including February 22, 2013. |
| Jan 10 2013 |
Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioner. |
| Jan 22 2013 |
Joint appendix filed. (Distributed) (Statement of costs received.) |
| Jan 22 2013 |
Brief of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 23 2013 |
CIRCULATED. |
| Jan 24 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Court-appointed amicus curiae (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 24 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Family Research Council (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 24 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Dr. Paul McHugh (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 24 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Law Professors (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 24 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of National Organization for Marriage (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 25 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Westboro Baptist Church in support of neither party (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 25 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Liberty, Life and Law Foundation, et al. (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 28 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of International jurists and academics (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 28 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Manhattan Declaration (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 28 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Coalition for the Protection of Marriage (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Citizens United's National Committee for Family, Faith and Prayer, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, et al. (Merits) 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 and 16 other states (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Counsel (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Catholic Answers, et al. (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Matthew B. O'Brien (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Dovid Z. Schwartz (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of United States Senators Orrin G. Hatch, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Concerned Women for America (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Helen M. Alvare filed. (Merits) VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Foundation for Moral Law filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Social Science Professors (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle filed. ( Merits) (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of National Association of Evangelicals (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of The Beverly LaHaye Institute, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 29 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Feb 6 2013 |
Record from U.S.C.A. for 2nd Circuit is electronic. |
| Feb 13 2013 |
Record from U.S.D.C. for Southern District of New York is electronic. |
| Feb 13 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 22 2013 |
Brief of respondent Edith Schlain Windsor (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 22 2013 |
Brief of petitioner United States (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 22 2013 |
Brief of petitioner United States (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 22 2013 |
Brief of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2013 |
Brief of respondent Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 26 2013 |
Motion for enlargement of time and divided argument filed by the parties and Court-appointed amici curiae. |
| Feb 26 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LBGT Equality (Gay and Lesbian Medical Association) concerning the immutability of sexual orientation (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of 278 Employers and Organizations Representing Employers (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Utah Pride Center, et al. (Merits) 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 Professors Nan D. Hunter, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 27 2013 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by former Attorneys General Edwin Meese III and John Ashcroft in support of neither party (Jurisdiction) out of time. |
| Feb 28 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Political Science Professors filed. (Distributed). |
| Feb 28 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars Bruce Ackerman, et al. (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Sociological Association (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the States of California, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Family Equality Council, et al. (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Organization of American Historians, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Empire State Pride Agenda, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Feb 28 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Jewish Committee (Merits) filed. VIDED. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Former Federal Intelligence Officer (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of OutServe-SLDN Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute and Constitutional Accountability Center (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of National Women's Law Center, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Family and Child Welfare Law Professors (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Anti-Defamation League, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Family Law Professors, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Gary J. Gates (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Dr. Donna E. Shalala, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Senior Justice Department Officials, et al. (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Former Senators Bill Bradley, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Partnership for New York City (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Citizens United's National Committee for Family, Faith and Prayer, et al. (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Survivors of Sexual Orientation Change Therapies filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of 172 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 40 U.S. Senators filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Los Angeles County Bar Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Honorable John K. Olson (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of New York, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Scholars of the Constitutional Rights of Children (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Historians, American Historical Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Justice (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Honorable John K. Olson (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Federalism Scholars (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of Hon. Lawrence J. Korb, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of American Bar Association (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amicus curiae of Center for Fair Administration of Taxes (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief amici curiae of American Psychological Association, et al. (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 1 2013 |
Brief of Former Federal Election Commission Officials (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 4 2013 |
Motion for enlargement of time and divided argument GRANTED and the time is to be divided as follows: on the jurisdiction issues, the Court-appointed amicus curiae is allotted 20 minutes, the Solicitor General is allotted 15 minutes, and respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives is allotted 15 minutes. On the merits, respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives is allotted 30 minutes, the Solicitor General is allotted 15 minutes, and respondent Windsor is allotted 15 minutes. |
| Mar 15 2013 |
Motion for leave to file amici brief out of time filed by former Attorneys General Edwin Meese III and John Ashcroft GRANTED. |
| Mar 19 2013 |
Reply of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 19 2013 |
Reply of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives (Merits) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 20 2013 |
Reply of Court-appointed amicus curiae (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 20 2013 |
Reply of respondent Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 20 2013 |
Reply of petitioner United States (Jurisdiction) filed. (Distributed) |
| Mar 27 2013 |
Argued. (Juridsiction) - For Court-appointed amicus curiae: Vicki C. Jackson, Cambridge, Mass. For petitioner in support of affirmance: Sri Srinivaasan, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representataives: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. (Merits) - For respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives: Paul D. Clement, Washington, D. C. For petitioner in support of affirmance: Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For respondent Windsor: Roberta A. Kaplan, New York, N. Y. |
| Jun 26 2013 |
Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined, and in which Roberts, C. J., joined as to Part I. Alito, J. filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas, J., joined as to Parts II and III. |
| Jul 29 2013 |
JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
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| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioner: | | |
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. |
Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
| Counsel of Record |
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov |
| Party name: United States |
| Attorneys for Respondents: | | |
| Paul D. Clement |
Bancroft PLLC | (202) 234-0090 |
| Counsel of Record | 1919 M Street, N.W., Suite 470 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| pclement@bancroftpllc.com |
| Party name: Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives |
| | | |
| Roberta A. Kaplan |
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | (212) 373-3000 |
| Counsel of Record | 1285 Avenue of the Americas | |
| New York, NY 10019-6064 | |
| rkaplan@paulweiss.com |
| Party name: Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer |
| Other: | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| Peter T. Barbur |
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | (212) 474-1000 |
| 825 Eighth Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10019 | |
| pbarbur@cravath.com |
| Party name: Empire State Pride Agenda, et al. |
| | | |
| Laurel G. Bellows |
President | (312) 988-5000 |
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American Bar Association | |
| 321 North Clark Street | |
| Chicago, IL 60054 | |
| abapresident@americanbar.org |
| Party name: American Bar Association (Merits) |
| | | |
| 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. (Merits) |
| | | |
| 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 (Merits) |
| | | |
| Elise C. Boddie |
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. | (212) 965-2200 |
| 99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10013 | |
| eboddie@naacpldf |
| Party name: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (Merits) |
| | | |
| David C. Boyle |
P.O. Box 15143 | (734)-904-6132 |
| Long Beach, CA 90815 | |
| dbo@boyleslaw.org |
| Party name: David Boyle |
| | | |
| 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) |
| | | |
| Anita Susan Brenner |
301 East Colorado Boulevard | (616)-792-3175 |
| Suite 614 | |
| Pasadena, CA 91101 | |
| info@torresbrenner.com |
| Party name: Los Angeles County Bar Association, et al. |
| | | |
| J. Robert Brown Jr. |
University of Denver | (303)-871-6254 |
| Sturm College of Law | |
| Denver, CO 80208 | |
| jbrown@law.du.edu |
| Party name: Scholars of the Constitutional Rights of Children (Merits) |
| | | |
| 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) |
| | | |
| G. Eric Brunstad Jr. |
Dechert LLP | (860) 524-3999 |
| 90 State House Square | |
| Hartford, CT 06103 | |
| eric.brunstad@dechert.com |
| Party name: Honorable John K. Olson (Merits) |
| | | |
| 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. |
| | | |
| 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 Women 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. |
| | | |
| Catherine R. Connors |
Pierce Atwood LLP | (207) 791-1389 |
| Merrill's Wharf | |
| 254 Commerce Street | |
| Portland, ME 04101 | |
| cconnors@pierceatwood.com |
| Party name: Historians, American Historical Association, et al. |
| | | |
| Walter Dellinger |
O'Melveny & Myers LLP | (202) 383-5319 |
| 1625 Eye Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| wdellinger@omm.com |
| Party name: Family Law Professors, et al. (Merits) |
| | | |
| 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) |
| | | |
| William C. Duncan |
Marriage Law Foundation | (801)-367-4570 |
| 1868 N 800 E | |
| Lehi, UT 84043 | |
| duncanw@marriagelawfoundation.org |
| Party name: National Organization for Marriage (Merits) |
| | | |
| 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 (Jurisdiction) |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| Roy T. Englert Jr. |
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP | (202) 775-4500 |
| 1801 K Street, N.W., Suite 411 | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| renglert@robbinsrussell.com |
| Party name: Federalism Scholars (Merits) |
| | | |
| Peter J. Ferrara |
2011 Freedom Lane | (703) 582-8466 |
| Falls Church, VA 22043 | |
| 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 and 16 other states (Merits) |
| | | |
| Steven W. Fitschen |
The National Legal Foundation | (757)-463-6133 |
| 2224 Virginia Beach Blvd. | |
| Suite 204 | |
| Virginia Beach, VA 23454 | |
| nlf@nlf.net |
| Party name: The Beverly LaHaye Institute, et al. |
| | | |
| 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. (Merits) |
| | | |
| 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) |
| | | |
| Douglas Hallward-Driemeier |
Ropes & Gray LLP | (202) 508-4600 |
| One Metro Center | |
| 700 12th Street, NW, Suite 900 | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| Douglas.Hallward-Driemeier@ropesgray.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. |
| | | |
| Nan D. Hunter |
Georgetown University Law Center | (202) 662-9399 |
| 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| ndh5@law.georgetown.edu |
| Party name: Professors Nan D. Hunter, et al. |
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| Vicki C. Jackson |
1545 Massachusetts Ave. | (617) 496-0555 |
| Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| vjackson@law.harvard.edu |
| Party name: Court-appointed amicus curiae |
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| 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. (Merits) |
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| 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. |
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| 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 (Merits) |
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| 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 (Merits) |
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| Robert Bradley Lewis |
248 Richmond St | (985) 735-9003 |
| Bogalusa, LA 70427 | |
| rbl@bradlewislaw.com |
| Party name: Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty, et al. (Merits) |
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| Charles S. Limandri |
PO Box 9120 | (858) 759-9948 |
| Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 | |
| cslimandri@limandri.com |
| Party name: Catholic Answers, et al. (Merits) |
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| 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 (Merits) |
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| Paul Benjamin Linton |
Special Counsel | (847) 291-3848 |
|
Thomas More Society | |
| 931 Keystone Avenue | |
| Northbrook, IL 60062 | |
| PBLCONLAW@AOL.COM |
| Party name: Family Research Council |
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| 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 |
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| Christopher D. Man |
Chadbourne & Parke LLP | (202) 974-5600 |
| 1200 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| cman@chadbourne.com |
| Party name: OutServe-SLDN Inc. |
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| John W. Mauck |
Mauck & Baker | (312) 726-1243 |
| Suite 600 | |
| One North LaSalle Street | |
| Chicago, IL 60602 | |
| jmauck@mauckbaker.com |
| Party name: Manhattan Declaration (Merits) |
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| 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. |
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| Robert J. McNamara |
901 N Glebe Road, Suite 900 | (703)-682-9320 |
| Arlington, VA 22203 | |
| rmcnamara@ij.org |
| Party name: Institute for Justice (Merits) |
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| Alan B. Morrison |
George Washington University Law School | (202) 994-7120 |
| 2000 H Street NW | |
| Washington, DC 20052 | |
| abmorrison@law.gwu.edu |
| Party name: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Merits) |
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| Sharon L. Nelles |
125 Broad Street | (212)-558-4000 |
| New York, NY 10004 | |
| nelless@sullcrom.com |
| Party name: Family and Child Welfare Law Professors (Merits) |
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| Miriam R. Nemetz |
Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3000 |
| 1999 K Street NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| mnemetz@mayerbrown.com |
| Party name: 172 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 40 U.S. Senators |
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| Nicholas M. O'Donnell |
One Post Office Square | (617)-338-2814 |
| Boston, MA 02109 | |
| nodonnell@sandw.com |
| Party name: GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LBGT Equality (Gay and Lesbian Medical Association) concerning the immutability of sexual orientation (Merits) |
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| 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 (Merits) |
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| 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 (Merits) |
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| Carter G. Phillips |
Sidley Austin LLP | (202) 736-8270 |
| 1501 K Street, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20005 | |
| cphillips@sidley.com |
| Party name: Hon. Lawrence J. Korb, et al. |
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| 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 (Merits) |
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| Andrew J. Pincus |
Mayer Brown LLP | (202) 263-3000 |
| 1999 K Street, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20006-1101 | |
| apincus@mayerbrown.com |
| Party name: Constitutional Law Scholars (Jurisdiction) |
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| Trevor Potter |
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered | (202) 862-5092 |
| 1 Thomas Circle, N.W., Suite 1100 | |
| Washington, DC 20036 | |
| tpotter@capdale.com |
| Party name: Former Federal Election Commission Officials (Merits) |
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| 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) |
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| Christopher S. Rhee |
555 12th Street, N.W. | (202)-942-5524 |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| christopher.rhee@aporter.com |
| Party name: Dr. Donna E. Shalala, et al. |
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| 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 |
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| Kevin K. Russell |
Goldstein & Russell, P.C. | (202) 362-0636 |
| 5225 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 404 | |
| Washington, DC 20015 | |
| kr@goldsteinrussell.com |
| Party name: Former Senators Bill Bradley, et al. |
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| Dovid Zechariah Schwartz |
147-40 72nd Avenue | (917)-680-6632 |
| Flushing, NY 11367 | |
| dzsesq@gmail.com |
| Party name: Dovid Z. Schwartz |
| | | |
| James F. Segroves |
Proskauer Rose LLP | (202) 416-6800 |
| 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | |
| Washington, DC 20004 | |
| jsegroves@proskauer.com |
| Party name: Former Federal Intelligence Officer (Merits) |
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| Jay Alan Sekulow |
American Center for Law & Justice | (202) 546-8890 |
| 201 Maryland Ave., N.E. | |
| Washington, DC 20002 | |
| sekulow@aclj.org |
| Party name: Former Attorneys General Edwin Meese III and John Ashcroft in support of neither party (Jurisdiction) out of time |
| | | |
| William F. Sheehan |
Goodwin Procter LLP | (202) 346-4000 |
| 5901 New York Avenue, NW | |
| Washington, DC 20001 | |
| wsheehan@goodwinprocter.com |
| Party name: American Psychological Association, et al. |
| | | |
| 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: Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, et al. |
| | | |
| Sri Srinivasan |
Acting Solicitor General | (202) 514-2217 |
|
United States Department of Justice | |
| 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20530-0001 | |
| SupremeCtBriefs@USDOJ.gov |
| Party name: United States v. Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer, et al. |
| | | |
| Mathew D. Staver |
Liberty Counsel | (800) 671-1776 |
| P.O. Box 540774 | |
| Orlando, FL 32854 | |
| court@lc.org |
| Party name: Liberty Counsel (Merits) |
| | | |
| Michael L. Stern |
8529 Century Oak Court | (703) 186-7581 |
| Fairfax Station, VA 20515 | |
| stern8529@verizon.net |
| Party name: United States Senators Orrin Hatch, et al. |
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| 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, et al. |
| | | |
| 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) |
| | | |
| A. Lavar Taylor |
Director | (714) 546-0445 |
|
Center for Fair Administration of Taxes | |
| 6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 880 | |
| Santa Ana, CA 92707 | |
| ltaylor@taylorlaw.com |
| Party name: Fair Administration of Taxes (Merits) |
| | | |
| Herbert W. Titus |
William J. Olson, PC | (703) 356-5070 |
| 370 Maple Avenue West, Suite 4 | |
| Vienna, VA 22180 - 5615 | |
| wjo@mindspring.com |
| Party name: Citizens United's National Committee for Family, Faith and Prayer, et al. (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 States of California, et al. |
| | | |
| Joseph F. Tringali |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | (212) 455-2000 |
| 425 Lexington Avenue | |
| New York, NY 10017 | |
| jtringali@stblaw.com |
| Party name: Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders, et al. (Merits) |
| | | |
| Barbara D. Underwood |
Solicitor General | (212) 416-8016 |
|
Office of the Attorney General | |
| 120 Broadway, 25th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10463 | |
| barbara.underwood@ag.ny.gov |
| Party name: New York, et al. (Merits) |
| | | |
| 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) |
| | | |
| Lynn Dennis Wardle |
J.Reuben Clark Law School | (801) 422-2617 |
| Room 518 | |
| Provo, UT 84602 | |
| wardlel@law.byu.edu |
| Party name: Law Professors (Merits) |
| | | |
| Sabin Willett |
Bingham McCutcheon LLP | (617) 951-8000 |
| One Federal Street | |
| Boston, MA 02110 | |
| sabin.willett@bingham.com |
| Party name: 278 Employers and Organizations Representing Employers (Merits) |
| | | |
| Paul R.Q. Wolfson |
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | (202) 663-6390 |
| 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. | |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| paul.wolfson@wilmerhale.com |
| Party name: Former Senior Justice Department Officials, et al. (Jurisdiction) |
| | | |
| Marc Wolinsky |
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz | (212) 403-1000 |
| 51 West 52nd Street | |
| New York, NY 10019 | |
| MWolinsky@WLRK.com |
| Party name: Partnership for New York City (Merits) |
| | | |
| 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 |