No. 12-144
In the Supreme Court of the United States
D
ENNIS
H
OLLINGSWORTH
,
ET AL
.,
PETITIONERS
v.
K
RISTIN
M.
P
ERRY
,
ET AL
.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THEUNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATESAS AMICUS CURIAE SUPPORTING RESPONDENTS
D
ONALD
B.
V
ERRILLI
,
J
R
.
Solicitor GeneralCounsel of Record
S
TUART
F.
D
ELERY
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
S
RI
S
RINIVASAN
Deputy Solicitor General
P
RATIK
A.
S
HAH
Assistant to the Solicitor General
M
ICHAEL
J
AY
S
INGER
H
ELEN
L.
G
ILBERT
J
EFFREY
E.
S
ANDBERG
Attorneys Department of JusticeWashington, D.C. 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov(202) 514-2217
(I)
QUESTION
PRESENTED
The United States will address the following questionpresented by this case: whether Proposition 8 violatesthe Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amend-ment.
(III)
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
PageInterest of the United States ........................................................ 1Statement ......................................................................................... 2Summary of argument ................................................................... 6 Argument:Proposition 8 violates equal protection .................................. 9 A. Classifications based on sexual orientationshould be subject to heightened scrutiny .................. 12B. Proposition 8 fails heightened scrutiny ..................... 161. The interests asserted by petitioners indefense of Proposition 8 fail heightenedscrutiny ..................................................................... 18 a. Responsible procreation and child-rearing .... 18 b. Proceeding with caution .................................... 25 c. Democratic self-governance ............................. 262. The remaining, actual purposes of Proposition8 also fail heightened scrutiny ............................... 28a. Traditional definition of marriage ................... 28 b. Protecting children from being taught aboutsame-sex marriage ............................................. 31Conclusion ...................................................................................... 33
TABLE
OF
AUTHORITIES
Cases:
Baker
v.
Nelson
:409 U.S. 810 (1972) ........................................................ 7, 13
191 N.W.2d 185 (Minn. 1971) ........................................... 13
Bernal
v.
Fainter
, 467 U.S. 216 (1984) ................................. 14
Board of Trs. of Univ. of Ala.
v.
Garrett
, 531 U.S. 356(2001) ...................................................................................... 32
Bowers
v.
Hardwick
, 478 U.S. 186 (1986) ...................... 29, 31
Bray
v.
Alexandria Women’s Health Clinic
, 506 U.S.263 (1993) ............................................................................... 16
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Obama administration's amicus brief in support of gay marriage
The Obama administration filed an amicus brief Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 in support of gay marriage, calling for the court to strike down Proposition 8.
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