Nos. 14-556, 14-562, 14-571, 14-574
Supreme Court of the United States
No. 14-556
J
AMES
O
BERGEFELL
,
et al
., andB
RITTANI
H
ENRY
,
et al
.,
Petitioners,
—v.—R
ICHARD
H
ODGES
, Director, Ohio Department of Health,
et al.
,
Respondents.
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ON WRITS OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATESCOURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
BRIEF OF
AMICI CURIAE
CARLOS A. BALL,DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF LAW, RUTGERSUNIVERSITY; ALFRED BROPHY, JUDGE JOHN J. PARKERDISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OFNORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW; JULIE NOVKOV,PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICALSCIENCE, UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY; SCOTT SKINNER-THOMPSON, ACTING ASSISTANTPROFESSOR, NYU SCHOOL OF LAW; RICHARD F.STORROW, PROFESSOR OF LAW, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS
d
P
AUL
J. H
ALL
Counsel of Record
J
EFF
D
E
G
ROOT
G
EORGE
G
IGOUNAS
J
ESSE
M
EDLONG
DLA P
IPER
LLP (US)555 Mission Street, Suite 2400San Francisco, CA 94105-2933(415) 836-2500 paul.hall@dlapiper.com
Attorneys for Amici Curiae
C
ARLOS
A. B
ALL
Distinguished Professor of Law
R
UTGERS
U
NIVERSITY
S
CHOOL OF
L
AW
123 Washington StreetNewark, NJ 07102
No. 14-562
V
ALERIA
T
ANCO
,
et al
.,
Petitioners,
—v.—B
ILL
H
ASLAM
, Governor of Tennessee,
et al.
,
Respondents.
No. 14-571
A
PRIL
D
E
B
OER
,
et al
.,
Petitioners,
—v.—R
ICK
S
NYDER
, Governor of Michigan,
et al.
,
Respondents.
No. 14-574
G
REGORY
B
OURKE
,
et al
., andT
IMOTHY
L
OVE
,
et al
.,
Petitioners,
—v.—S
TEVE
B
ESHEAR
, Governor of Kentucky,
et al.
,
Respondents.
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INTEREST OF
AMICI CURIAE
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1SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT
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2 ARGUMENT
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4I.ANTIMISCEGENATION LAWS WEREJUSTIFIED BY PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC AND PSEUDOEMPIRICAL CLAIMS ABOUT SOCIAL AND CHILD WELFARE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4II.LAWS PROHIBITING DISABLEDINDIVIDUALS FROM MARRYING WERE JUSTIFIED BY PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC ANDPSEUDOEMPIRICAL CLAIMS ABOUT SOCIAL AND CHILD WELFARE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13III.LEGAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINSTNONMARITAL CHILDREN WASJUSTIFIED BY PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC AND PSEUDOEMPIRICAL CLAIMS ABOUT SOCIAL AND CHILDWELFARE
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