Samuels & Gallagher v. New York - NY Court of Appeals Friend-of-the-Court Briefs


Brief of Matrimonial and Family Law Practitioners about the Importance of Marriage Protections to NY Families 
 
Brief of New York State Political and Social Service Organizations About How New York Public Policy Supports Protecting Gay and Lesbian Families 
 
Brief of Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders Explaining Political and Cultural Response in Massachusetts to Granting of Full Marriage Rights to Same-Sex Couples
 
Brief of New York State Law Professors Explaining Why Granting Plaintiffs Immediate Access to Marriage Is Proper Remedy 
 
Brief of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Law Association of New York Regarding Harms Suffered by Lesbian and Gay Families in New York Denied Access to Marriage
 
Brief of the New York County Lawyers Association and the National Black Justice Coalition Regarding the History of Anti-Miscegenation Laws and New York's Historical Commitment to Equality 
 
Brief of New York State Religious Communities and Leaders in Support of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples 
 
Brief of Women's Organizations Explaining Why Excluding Same-Sex Couples from Marriage Is Sex Discrimination 
 
Brief of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Support of Full Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples
  
Brief of National LGBT Organizations Describing the History of Discrimination Against Lesbians, Gay Men and their Families
 
Brief of the American Psychological Association and the National Association of Social Workers in Support of Equal Treatment for Same-Sex Couples and Their Children 
 
Brief of Civil Rights Organizations Endorsing Marriage for Same-Sex Couples 
 
Brief of New York Historians and Family Law Scholars Explaining the History and Evolution of Marriage
 
Brief of Child Welfare Advocates in Support of Marriage Equality


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