Court Set to Hear Arguments in Potentially Landmark Case in April
Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) announced that he has joined 211 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of marriage equality as the court considers the issue during this term. The four cases from Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan and Kentucky challenge state laws that prohibit same-sex couples from marrying and deny recognition to lawful marriages performed by other states. The Supreme Court will decide whether the Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the freedom to marry and to have their marriages respected nationwide.
“I’m hopeful that the Supreme Court will soon issue a landmark decision that will achieve equal rights for all Americans,” Senator Casey said. “As a U.S. Senator representing Pennsylvania, I have heard from many LGBT Pennsylvanians and their families who want nothing more than equal rights under the law.”
Full list of signatories
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Tammy Baldwin Michael F. Bennet Richard Blumenthal Cory Booker Barbara Boxer Sherrod Brown Maria Cantwell Benjamin L. Cardin Thomas R. Carper Robert P. Casey, Jr. Christopher Coons Joe Donnelly Richard J. Durbin Dianne Feinstein Al Franken Kirsten Gillibrand Martin Heinrich Heidi Heitkamp Mazie K. Hirono Tim Kaine Angus S. King, Jr. Amy Klobuchar Patrick Leahy Edward J. Markey Claire McCaskill Robert Menendez Jeff Merkley Barbara A. Mikulski Christopher S. Murphy Patty Murray Bill Nelson Gary Peters Jack Reed Harry Reid Bernard Sanders Brian Schatz Charles E. Schumer Jeanne Shaheen Debbie Stabenow Jon Tester Mark R. Warner Elizabeth Warren Sheldon Whitehouse Ron Wyden |
Alma S. Adams Pete Aguilar Brad Ashford Karen Bass Joyce Beatty Xavier Becerra Ami Bera Donald S. Beyer Jr. Earl Blumenauer Suzanne Bonamici Brendan F. Boyle Robert A. Brady Julia Brownley Cheri Bustos Lois Capps Michael E. Capuano Tony Cárdenas John C. Carney, Jr. André Carson Matt Cartwright Kathy Castor Joaquin Castro Judy Chu David N. Cicilline Katherine M. Clark Yvette D. Clarke James E. Clyburn Steve Cohen Gerald E. Connolly John Conyers, Jr. Jim Cooper Joe Courtney Joseph Crowley Elijah E. Cummings Danny K. Davis Susan A. Davis Peter A. DeFazio Diana DeGette John K. Delaney Rosa L. DeLauro Suzan K. DelBene Mark DeSaulnier Theodore E. Deutch Debbie Dingell Lloyd Doggett Michael F. Doyle Tammy Duckworth Donna F. Edwards Keith Ellison Eliot L. Engel Anna G. Eshoo Elizabeth H. Esty Sam Farr Chaka Fattah Bill Foster Lois Frankel Marcia L. Fudge Tulsi Gabbard Ruben Gallego John Garamendi Alan Grayson Al Green Raúl M. Grijalva Luis V. Gutiérrez Janice Hahn Alcee L. Hastings Denny Heck Brian Higgins James A. Himes Michael M. Honda Steny H. Hoyer Jared Huffman Steve Israel Sheila Jackson Lee Hakeem S. Jeffries Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. Marcy Kaptur Robin L. Kelly Joseph P. Kennedy Dan Kildee Derek Kilmer Ron Kind Ann Kirkpatrick |
Ann McLane Kuster James R. Langevin John B. Larson Brenda L. Lawrence Barbara Lee Sander M. Levin John Lewis Ted Lieu Dave Loebsack Zoe Lofgren Alan S. Lowenthal Nita M. Lowey Ben Ray Luján Michelle Lujan Grisham Stephen F. Lynch Carolyn B. Maloney Sean Patrick Maloney Doris O. Matsui Betty McCollum Jim McDermott James P. McGovern Jerry McNerney Gregory W. Meeks Grace Meng Gwen Moore Seth Moulton Patrick E. Murphy Jerrold Nadler Grace F. Napolitano Richard E. Neal Richard M. Nolan Donald Norcross Eleanor Holmes Norton Beto O’Rourke Frank Pallone, Jr. Bill Pascrell, Jr. Donald M. Payne, Jr. Nancy Pelosi Ed Perlmutter Scott H. Peters Chellie Pingree Mark Pocan Jared Polis David E. Price Mike Quigley Charles B. Rangel Kathleen M. Rice Lucille Roybal-Allard Raul Ruiz C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger Bobby L. Rush Tim Ryan Linda T. Sánchez Loretta Sanchez John P. Sarbanes Janice D. Schakowsky Adam B. Schiff Robert C. “Bobby” Scott José E. Serrano Brad Sherman Kyrsten Sinema Albio Sires Louise McIntosh Slaughter Adam Smith Jackie Speier Eric Swalwell Mark Takai Mark Takano Mike Thompson Dina Titus Paul Tonko Norma J. Torres Niki Tsongas Chris Van Hollen Juan Vargas Marc A. Veasey Nydia M. Velázquez Timothy J. Walz Debbie Wasserman Schultz Maxine Waters Bonnie Watson Coleman Peter Welch Frederica S. Wilson John A. Yarmuth |
