No. 12-307 XX-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
H
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 General Counsel of Record Department of Justice Washington, 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) ...................................................................................... 8 Constitution, statutes and rules: U.S. Const. Amend. V ............................................................... 1 Defense 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) ....................................................................... 9 Sup. Ct. R.: Rules 10-16 ............................................................................ 9 Rule 15.8 ................................................................................ 1
II Miscellaneous: Page Eugene Gressman et al.,
Supreme Court Practice
(9th ed. 2007) ......................................................................... 10