No. 14-124

In the Supreme Court of the United States

GARY R. HERBERT, in his official capacity as Governor of Utah, and SEAN D. REYES, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Utah,

 Petitioner

, v. DEREK KITCHEN, MOUDI SBEITY, KAREN  ARCHER, KATE CALL, LAURIE WOOD, and KODY PARTRIDGE, individually,

Respondents

. On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Tenth Circuit

 BRIEF

 AMICUS CURIAE 

 OF CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA,

in support of the

 Petitioner

 Steven W. Fitschen

Counsel of Record for Amicus Curiae

The National Legal Foundation 2224 Virginia Beach Blvd., Ste. 204  Virginia Beach, VA 23454 (757) 463-6133 nlf@nlf.net

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF AUTHORITIES .................................... ii INTEREST OF

 AMICUS CURIAE .........................

1 SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT ....................... 1  ARGUMENT .............................................................. 2 I.

 

Political Powerlessness Is a Key Fac-tor in Identifying Protected Classes. ............. 2  A.

 

 A Group Is Politically Powerless When

 

It Cannot “Attract the Attention of Lawmakers.” .................................................. 4

 

B.

 

Homosexuals Have Attracted the Atten-tion of Lawmakers Both Nationally and in Utah. ........................................................... 9

i.

 

Homosexual political power in Utah

 

has reached new heights in the last ten  years.

 ........................................................... 9

ii.

 

National political power of homo- sexuals. ......................................................

11

 

C.

 

Homosexuals Have Powerful Political  Allies Both Nationally and in Utah......... 13

i.

 

Homosexual allies in Utah. ......................

14

 ii.

 

Homosexual allies across the nation. .......

15

 

D.

 

The Homosexual Community is Well-

 

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Financed by a Broad Range of Contributors and Resources. ................... 20

i.

 

Homosexual interests have demonstrated deep pockets

. ..............................................

20

 ii.

 

Influential labor unions support homosexual causes.

 ...................................

27

 iii.

 

Corporate America backs homosexual issues.

 ........................................................

23

 

E.

 

Many Religious Groups Support Homo-sexual Causes. ............................................. 26 F.

 

Public Opinion Is Trending In Favor of Homosexuals, Including on the Marriage Issue. .............................................................. 28 CONCLUSION ........................................................ 29