Department of Health and Human Services v. Massachusetts
Petition for certiorari denied on June 27, 2013
Linked with:
- Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives v. Gill
- Massachusetts v. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Issue: Whether Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, 1 U.S.C. 7, violates the Fifth Amendment"s guarantee of equal protection of the laws as applied to persons of the same sex who are legally married under the laws of their state.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Kagan, DOMA, and recusal (Lyle Denniston, November 2, 2012)
- Petitions of the day (Ben Cheng, October 31, 2012)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/03/2012 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2012) |
| 07/20/2012 | Brief of respondent Commonwealth of Massachusetts in support filed. VIDED. |
| 07/24/2012 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| 07/30/2012 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including August 31, 2012. |
| 08/02/2012 | Brief of respondent Nancy Gill, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 08/31/2012 | Brief of respondent Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives in opposition filed. |
| 10/29/2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 20, 2012. |
| 11/08/2012 | Reply of Federal Petitioners filed. (Distributed) TBP |
| 11/13/2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2012. |
| 12/03/2012 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 7, 2012. |
| 06/25/2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2013. |
| 06/27/2013 | Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |