Posted Tue, September 18th, 2012 12:49 am
Petition of the day
Posted Tue, September 18th, 2012 12:49 am by Ben Cheng
The petition of the day is:
Windsor v. United States
Docket: 12-63
Issue(s): Whether Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, 1
U.S.C. § 7, which defines the term “marriage” for all
purposes under federal law as “only a legal union
between one man and one woman as husband and
wife,” deprives same-sex couples who are lawfully
married under the laws of their states (such as New
York) of the equal protection of the laws, as
guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.
Certiorari stage documents:
- Opinion below (2d Cir.)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives in opposition
- Amicus brief of New York et al.
- Brief of respondent United States
- Reply of petitioner
- Supplemental brief of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives
Recommended Citation: Ben Cheng, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Sep. 18, 2012, 12:49 AM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/09/petition-of-the-day-336/
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