NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION JOINS AMICUS CURIAE
BRIEFS
ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE CASES BEFORE U.S. SUPREME COURT
The New York State Bar Association has joined two amicus curiae, or
“friend of the court,” briefs that urge the U.S. Supreme
Court to strike down restrictions on same-sex marriage.
“A nation that promises equal justice to all cannot sanction
discrimination against any group of people,” said State Bar
President Seymour W. James, Jr. (The Legal Aid Society in New York
City). “The Defense of Marriage Act permits the federal government
to deny gay and lesbian married couples the legal rights that it grants
to heterosexual married couples. Such blatant discrimination violates
the U.S. Constitution.”
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