American Foundation for Equal Rights

Supreme Court Briefing Schedule

Tuesday, January 22

  • Brief on the merits (in support of DOMA Section 3) of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the House of Representatives (BLAG) in Windsor
  • Proponents’ brief on the merits (in support of Proposition 8) and on the Article III question (in support of standing) in Perry

Thursday, January 24

  • Brief of Court-appointed amicus Vicki Jackson on the Article III questions (against the Court’s jurisdiction and against BLAG standing) in Windsor

Tuesday, January 29

  • Amicus briefs in support of BLAG on the merits (in support of DOMA Section 3) in Windsor
  • Amicus briefs in support of proponents on the merits (in support of Proposition 8) and/or on the Article III question (in support of proponents’ standing to appeal) in Perry

Thursday, January 31

  •  Amicus briefs in support of Court-appointedamicus Vicki Jackson on either or both Article III questions (against Court jurisdiction and/or against BLAG standing) in Windsor

Thursday, February 21

  • Respondents’ briefs on the merits (against Proposition 8) and on the Article III question (presumably against proponents’ standing to appeal) in Perry

Friday, February 22

  • Brief of the United States on the merits (against the constitutionality of DOMA Section 3) in Windsor
  • Briefs of Edith Windsor, the United States and BLAG on the Article III questions in Windsor

Tuesday, February 26

  • Brief of Edith Windsor on the merits (against the constitutionality of DOMA Section 3) in Windsor

Thursday, February 28

  •  Amicus briefs in support of the respondents on the merits (against Proposition 8) and/or on the Article III question (against the proponents’ standing) in Perry

Friday, March 1

  • Amicus briefs in favor of jurisdiction/standing on either or both Article III questions in Windsor
  • Amicus briefs in support of Edith Windsor and the United States on the merits (against the constitutionality of DOMA Section 3) in Windsor

Tuesday, March 19

  • Proponents’ reply brief on the merits (in support of Proposition 8) and on the Article III question (in favor of standing) in Perry

Wednesday, March 20

  • BLAG reply brief on the merits (in support of DOMA Section 3) in Windsor
  • Reply briefs of the United States, Edith Windsor, BLAG, and Court-appointed amicus Jackson on the Article III questions in Windsor

Tuesday, March 26

  • Oral argument(s) in Perry

Wednesday, March 27

  • Oral argument(s) in Windsor