FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2013
PRESS CONTACT:
Manny Rivera manny@afer.org or 323.892.2081
U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Oral Argument in Proposition 8 Case
High Court to Hear Prop. 8 Case on Mar. 26; DOMA Case on Mar. 27
Washington, DC – Today, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear oral argument in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
Enacted in November 2008, Proposition 8 eliminated the fundamental
freedom of gay and lesbian Californians to marry. On December 7, 2012,
the Supreme Court granted review in Perry to consider whether
Proposition 8 violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of
the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The Perry case was filed on May 22, 2009, in Federal
District Court on behalf of two California couples, Kris Perry and Sandy
Stier, and Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo. On February 7, 2012, the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a landmark
ruling upholding the historic August 2010 decision of the Federal
District Court that found Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court also indicated today that it will hear oral argument in United States v. Windsor,
a challenge to the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage
Act (DOMA), on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Enacted by Congress in 1996,
DOMA nullifies the marriages of gay and lesbian couples for all
purposes of federal law.
The Supreme Court will receive written briefs from the parties in Perry and Windsor prior to hearing oral argument.
READ THE SUPREME COURT’S MARCH 2013 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR HERE: www.afer.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Oral-Argument-Calendar.pdf
READ THE SUPREME COURT’S ORDER GRANTING CERTIORARI HERE: www.afer.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-07-Certiorari-Granted.pdf
READ THE NINTH CIRCUIT’S DECISION HERE: www.afer.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012-02-07-Decision-on-Merits.pdf
READ THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT’S DECISION HERE: www.afer.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Prop8Decision.pdf
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About the American Foundation for Equal Rights
The American Foundation for Equal Rights is the sole sponsor of Hollingsworth v. Perry,
the federal constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8.
After bringing together bipartisan attorneys Theodore B. Olson and
David Boies to lead its legal team, AFER successfully advanced the Perry
case through Federal District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals. The case is currently before the United States Supreme Court.
The Foundation is committed to achieving full federal marriage
equality.
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