Briefing Schedule
Gill v. OPM
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Argued April 4, 2012. Awaiting a decision.
Pedersen v. OPM
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Briefing is complete. Awaiting a decision.
Legal Documents
March 1, 2011
Gill v. OPM
December 1, 2011
November 3, 2011
Amicus Briefs in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees- Business, Professional and Municipal Employers and Professional, Trade and Civic Organizations
- Signers of the Business/Employers' Brief
- Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Signers of the U.S. House of Representatives' Brief
- Psychological, Medical and Social Work Professional Associations
- Historians of Marriage
- Professors of Family Law
- Professors of Family and Child Welfare Law
- Bar Associations, Public-Interest Organizations and Legal Service Organizations
- Labor Organizations
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
- Anti Defamation League and Religious Organizations
- Jewish Social Policy Action Network
October 27, 2011
- Plaintiffs' Response Brief
- Press Release: GLAD Defends its Win in Gill Case and Attacks BLAG’s Justifications for DOMA
September 22, 2011
- Superseding Brief for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al. (U.S. Department of Justice)
- Brief for Intervenor-Appellant the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives
June 16, 2011
May 20, 2011
February 24, 2011
January 27, 2011
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints et al amicus brief in support of the government
- Massachusetts Family Institute amicus brief in support of the government
- Representative Lamar Smith amicus brief in support of the government
- National Legal Foundation amicus brief in support of the government
- Robert George, Sherif Girgis and Ryan Anderson amicus brief in support of the government
- NARTH amicus brief in support of the government
January 26, 2011
- Eagle Forum amicus brief in support of the government
- Pacific Justice Institute amicus brief in support of the government
- Liberty Counsel amicus brief in support of the government
January 25, 2011
- American College of Pediatricians amicus brief in support of the government
- States of Indiana, Colorado, Michigan, South Carolina and Utah amicus brief in support of the government
January 20, 2011
- Foundation for Moral Law amicus brief in support of the government
- George I. Goverman's amicus brief in support of the government
January 18, 2011
- Family Research Council's (FRC) amicus brief in support of the government
- National Organization for Marriage's (NOM) amicus brief in support of the government
January 13, 2011
October 13, 2010
August 18, 2010
July 8, 2010
May 25, 2010
February 16, 2010
January 29, 2010
December 4, 2009
November 17, 2009
Motion for Summary Judgment and Supporting Documents
GLAD Motion for Summary Judgment
- Motion
- Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment
- Statement of Non-Adjudicative Facts
- Statement of Undisputed Facts
Plaintiff Affidavits
- Nancy Gill & Marcelle Letourneau
- Martin Koski & James Fitzgerald
- Dean Hara
- Mary Ritchie & Kathleen Bush
- Melba Abreu & Beatrice Hernandez
- Jonathan Knight & Marlin Nabors
- Mary & Dorene Bowe-Shulman
- Bette Jo Green & Jo Ann Whitehead
- Randell Lewis-Kendell
- Herbert Burtis
Expert Affidavits
Related Material
July 31, 2009
June 15, 2009
March 3, 2009
Pedersen v. OPM
October 11, 2011
October 5, 2011
- Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
- Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group Sur-Reply in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment
September 14, 2011
- Plaintiffs' Memo in Opposition to the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives' Motion to Dismiss
- Reply Memo in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment
- Expert Affidavit of Dr. Lisa Diamond
- Expert Affidavit of Dr. Michael Lamb
- Expert Affidavit of Dr. Letitia Anne Peplau
August 15, 2011
- Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives' Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment
- Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives' Motion to Dismiss




