Marriage at the Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court heard arguments March 27 against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in Windsor v. United States brought by our colleagues at the ACLU and Paul | Weiss. Read more.
The Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, which took away the right of same-sex couples in the state to marry, on March 26. Read more
GLAD coordinated the amicus strategy for the DOMA case at the Supreme Court, and those briefs, as well as party briefs, can be found here.
For more information on Windsor v. United States, visit www.aclu.org/edie or www.scotusblog.com.
For more information and briefs in the Prop 8 case, visit www.afer.org or www.scotusblog.com
GLAD's two challenges to DOMA, Gill v. OPM and Pedersen v. OPM, are being held pending a ruling in Windsor.
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What to do
Here are 4 steps you can take to help seize this historic moment:
- Look through this site to meet our Gill and Pedersen plaintiffs and learn about the harms DOMA causes and our strategy to end it
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- Visit Knock Out DOMA and #KnockOutDOMA on Twitter to share what it will mean to everyday Americans when DOMA is gone
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News
Highlights From Amicus Briefs Opposing DOMA
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Press Releases
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