Petition For Writ Of Certiorari in Windsor v. United States
The Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic is co-counsel for Edith Windsor before the Supreme Court, regarding Windsor’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) challenge. Windsor was the plaintiff in yesterday’s Second Circuit opinion finding Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional. For a detailed description of the ruling and the resulting procedural posture of the case, please see Lyle Denniston’s posting in SCOTUS Blog. Yesterday’s Second Circuit ruling may be found here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/110431508/12-2335-447.
The Clinic’s SCOTUS petition is available here: http://www.nyclu.org/files/releases/Windsor_Cert_Petition_7.16.12.pdf.
The Supreme Court’s docket file is here: http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/12-63.htm .