No. 12-307XX-XXXX
 In the Supreme Court of the United States
 
U
NITED
S
TATES OF
 A 
MERICA 
,
PETITIONER
v.
 E
DITH
S
CHLAIN
 W 
INDSOR
,
IN
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ER
C
 APACITY AS
 E
 XECUTOR OF THE
E
STATE OF
T
HEA 
C
LARA 
S
PYER
 
ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT 
SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES
D
ONALD
B.
 
 V 
ERRILLI
,
 
J
R
.
 Solicitor GeneralCounsel of Record Department of JusticeWashington, D.C. 20530-0001 SupremeCtBriefs@usdoj.gov(202) 514-2217 
 
 (I)
TABLE
 
OF
 
AUTHORITIES
Cases: Page
 Baker 
 v.
 Nelson
, 409 U.S. 810 (1972) .................................. 2, 7
 Bishop
v.
Wood
, 426 U.S. 341 (1976) ....................................... 8
 Elk Grove Unified Sch. Dist.
v.
 Newdow
,542 U.S. 1 (2004) .................................................................... 8
General Elec. Co.
v.
Gilbert
:429 U.S. 125 (1976) ......................................................... 9, 10
 
423 U.S. 822 (1975) ............................................................. 10
Graham
 v.
 Richardson
, 403 U.S. 365 (1971) ......................... 6
  Heller 
 v.
 Doe
, 509 U.S. 312 (1993) ........................................... 6
 Huddleston
 v.
 Dwyer 
, 322 U.S. 232 (1944) ............................ 8
  INS
 v.
Chadha
, 462 U.S. 919 (1983) .................................... 2, 8
 MacGregor 
v.
 State Mut. Life Assurance Co.
,315 U.S. 280 (1942) ............................................................... 8
  Propper 
 v.
Clark
, 337 U.S. 472 (1949) ..................................... 8
 Township of Hillsborough
 v.
Cromwell
, 326 U.S. 620(1946) ...................................................................................... 8
 United States
 v.
 Durham Lumber Co.,
363 U.S. 522(1960) ...................................................................................... 8Constitution, statutes and rules: U.S. Const. Amend. V ............................................................... 1Defense of Marriage Act, Pub. L. No. 104-199,110 Stat. 2419:§ 3, 110 Stat. 2419 (1 U.S.C. 7) .................................
 passim
28 U.S.C. 1254(1) ....................................................................... 9Sup. Ct. R.:Rules 10-16 ............................................................................ 9Rule 15.8 ................................................................................ 1
 
IIMiscellaneous: PageEugene Gressman et al.,
 Supreme Court Practice
 (9th ed. 2007) ......................................................................... 10
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