Prof. Carpenter, Co-Counsel on Amicus Brief to be Filed in Same-Sex Marriage Cases

Professor Dale Carpenter is co-counsel with United States v. Windsor attorney Roberta Kaplan and Professor Steve Sanders on an amicus brief to be filed in the same-sex marriage cases pending in the Supreme Court. The brief argues that laws excluding same-sex couples from marriage violate the Equal Protection Clause because they reflect animus against gay people. The brief will be filed on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign and as many Americans who want to read and electronically sign it.