United States Court of Appeals
for the
Sixth Circuit
Case No. 14-5291 GREGORY BOURKE; MICHAEL DELEON; LUTHER BARLOWE; M.J.-C., minor child through their parents and next friends, Randell Johnson and Paul Campion; RANDELL JOHNSON; JIMMY MEADE; PAUL CAMPION; TAMERA BOYD; KIMBERLY FRANKLIN; T.J.-C, minor child through their parents and next friends, Randell Johnson and Paul Campion; I.D., minor child by and through his parents and next friends, Gregory Bourke and Michael Deleon,
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
– v. – STEVE BESHEAR, in his official capacity as Governor of Kentucky,
Defendant-Appellant
,
– and – JACK CONWAY, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Kentucky,
Defendant
. _____________________________
APPEAL FROM AN ORDER ENTERED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY AT LOUISVILLE, NO. 13-CV-00750,
JOHN G. HEYBURN, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
BRIEF OF
AMICUS CURIAE
PROFESSOR CARLOS BALL IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES
D
EBEVOISE
&
P
LIMPTON
LLP
Attorneys for Amicus Curiae
919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 909-6000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE .......................................................................... 1 SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT ................................................................................. 1 ARGUMENT ............................................................................................................. 4 I. ANTIMISCEGENATION LAWS HISTORICALLY WERE JUSTIFIED BY SPURIOUS PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC AND PSEUDO-EMPIRICAL CLAIMS ABOUT THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL AND CHILD WELFARE ................................................................ 4 II. LAWS PROHIBITING DISABLED INDIVIDUALS FROM MARRYING HISTORICALLY WERE JUSTIFIED BY SPURIOUS PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC AND PSEUDO-EMPIRICAL CLAIMS ABOUT THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL AND CHILD WELFARE .......14 III. UNEQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW OF NONMARITAL CHILDREN HISTORICALLY WAS JUSTIFIED BY SPURIOUS PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC AND PSEUDO-EMPIRICAL CLAIMS ABOUT THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL AND CHILD WELFARE .......20 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................ 27
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES C
ASES
Bowlin v. Commonwealth
, 65 Ky. 5 (1867) ............................................................... 6
Brown v. Board of Education
, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) ................................................ 13
Clark v. Jeter
, 486 U.S. 456 (1988) ......................................................................... 27
Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center
Dodson v. State
, 31 S.W. 977 (Ark. 1895) ................................................................ 6
Ellis v. State
, 42 Ala. 525 (1868) ............................................................................... 6
Gomez v. Perez
, 409 U.S. 535 (1973) ...................................................................... 27
Gould v. Gould
, 61 A. 604 (Conn. 1905) ................................................................ 19
Green v. State
, 58 Ala. 190 (1877) ............................................................................ 6
Jimenez v. Weinberger
, 417 U.S. 628 (1974) .......................................................... 26
Labine v. Vincent
Lalli v. Lalli
, 439 U.S. 259 (1978) ........................................................................... 26
Levy v. Louisiana
Lonas v. State
, 50 Tenn. 287 (1871) .......................................................................... 7
Loving v. Virginia
McLaughlin v. Florida
, 379 U.S. 184 (1964) .................................................... 11, 12
New Jersey Welfare Rights Org. v. Cahill
, 411 U.S. 619 (1973) ............................ 27
Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring
, 527 U.S. 581 (1999) ........................................... 19
Perez v. Sharp
Scott v. Georgia
, 39 Ga. 321 (1869) .......................................................................... 7
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