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Defense of Marriage Act - Windsor v. United States
Marriage at the Supreme Court - Wednesday, March 27
Windsor v. United States
Plaintiff: Edith Windsor
Federal constitutional challenge to Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing the legal marriages of gay and lesbian couples. Read …
Proposition 8 - Hollingsworth v. Perry
Marriage at the Supreme Court - Tuesday, March 26
Hollingsworth v. Perry
Update Tuesday 1:00 p.m.: Audio of the Argument: Listen here
Plaintiffs: Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo
Photos from Outside the Supreme Court
Federal constitutional challenge …
Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee Marriage Hearing
The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee heard spirited testimony March 21 on the marriage equality bill. The hearing lasted until nearly 5 a.m., with a strong showing of support for the freedom to marry.
GLAD Staff Attorney Janson Wu presented testimony on behalf of GLAD, which you can …
GLAD Files Appeal on Behalf of Maine Transgender Student
GLAD has filed an appeal in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of our client Susan Doe, a transgender girl who experienced discrimination and harassment at her Orono school.
GLAD initially filed the lawsuit, known as Doe v. Clenchy, after officials at an Orono elementary school denied …
GLAD Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Medical Treatment for Incarcerated Transgender Woman
GLAD filed an amicus brief in an appeal challenging the Massachusetts District Court ruling that the Commonwealth cannot deny an incarcerated transgender woman, Michelle Kosilek, gender reassignment surgery that multiple doctors determined is essential medical care for her.
At the heart of the …
Highlights From Amicus Briefs Opposing DOMA
Over 40 friend-of-the-court briefs were filed today in the U.S. Supreme Court by parties including Members of Congress, the NAACP, Labor, Military Leaders, Service Members and Families, Former Cabinet Members, Child Welfare Experts and Faith Leaders, all asking the Court to overturn Section 3 of …
GLAD Applauds Dep’t of Justice Amicus Curiae Brief Filing in Hollingsworth v. Perry
President Obama’s Justice Department – in a landmark filing on Feb. 28 – joined the litigation efforts for the freedom to marry with the filing of a “friend of the court” brief to the United States Supreme Court arguing that California’s Proposition 8 is an unconstitutional violation of the equal …
Religious Leaders, Members of Congress, High-Ranking Service Members Support Challenge to DOMA
More than 45 briefs from religious leaders, members of Congress, retired military generals, children’s advocacy groups, civil rights groups and others will be filed today in support of Edith “Edie” Windsor’s challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
After …
Discrimination the ‘Very Purpose’ of DOMA, GLAD and Lambda Legal Argue in SCOTUS Brief
“DOMA is a recipe for a violation of equal protection guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution: It targets a particularly disliked group, impacts important personal interests, and represents a one-time departure from the usual process of allocating federal rights and benefits.”
Gay & Lesbian …
GLAD and Lambda Legal Argue Prop 8 Violates Constitution
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and Lambda Legal today submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in Hollingsworth v. Perry urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm the historic decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declaring California’s discriminatory Proposition 8 …