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Bipartisan Legal Advocacy Group of the United States House of Representatives v. Windsor

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on June 27, 2013.

Docket No.12-785
Op. Below2d Cir.

Issue

Whether Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, 1 U.S.C. § 7, violates the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Proceedings & orders timeline

Dec 28, 2012
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 28, 2013)
Jan 23, 2013
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 27, 2013.
Feb 25, 2013
Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 13, 2013, for all respondents.
Mar 13, 2013
Brief of respondent United States filed.
Mar 13, 2013
Brief of respondent Edith Schlain Windsor, in Her Capacity as Executor of the Estate of Thea Clara Spyer in opposition filed.
Mar 26, 2013
Reply of petitioner Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives filed.
Mar 27, 2013
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 12, 2013.
Jun 25, 2013
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 26, 2013.
Jun 27, 2013
Petition DENIED.

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