THURSDAY: Bi-Partisan Coalition of Amicus Brief Filers in Landmark Perry and Windsor Supreme Court Cases Hold Press Conference
February 27, 2013
Contact: Respect For Marriage Coalition Office / 202-567-5720
GOP, Labor, Business, Faith and Military Leaders Stand Together for the Freedom to Marry, Strike Down DOMA
Washington, D.C.—A broad bipartisan coalition of organizations planning to file amicus briefs in support of the plaintiffs in the landmark Perry v. Hollingsworth and Windsor vs. United States cases will hold a joint press conference at the Hyatt Regency on Thursday, February 28, at 9:30am ET. The deadline to file briefs in the Perry case is Thursday, and Friday for the Windsor case.
Leaders and representatives from national Republican, labor, business, health care, faith, and military organizations will attend and speak about why they are filing briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the freedom to marry and against the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.
The Perry v. Hollingsworth case challenges the constitutionality of discriminatory “Prop 8” legislation in California that eliminated the right for same-sex couples to marry in California. The Windsor vs. United States case challenges Section 3 of the DOMA, which excludes same-sex couples from the federal protections and benefits automatically granted to other married couples. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the cases on March 26 and 27.
WHAT: Press Conference with Groups Filing Briefs in Support of Plaintiffs in Landmark Freedom to Marry and DOMA Supreme Court Cases
WHO: GOP, Labor, Business, Faith and Military Leaders
WHEN: Thursday, February 28, 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Columbia C (Lower Level), 400 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
The Respect for Marriage Coalition is a partnership of more than 80 civil rights, faith, health, labor, business, legal, LGBT, student, and women's organizations working together to end the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and grow support for the freedom to marry. The Coalition is co-chaired by Freedom to Marry and the Human Rights Campaign.