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UNITED STATES v. WINDSOR

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                   No. 12-307

                   IN THE
    *1upreme Court of tje oniteb *tate.

           UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                   Petitioner,
                       V.
    EDITH SCHLAIN WINDSOR, IN HER CAPACITY AS
EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF THEA CLARA SPYER, et al.,
                                   Respondents.

    On Writ of Certiorari to the United States
    Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

           BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE
      FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE LAW
   PROFESSORS ADDRESSING THE MERITS
     AND IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS


KENDALL BRILL
& KLIEGER LLP
Laura W. Brill
Meaghan L. Field
10100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 1725
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 556-2700

Joan Heifetz Hollinger
John and Elizabeth Boalt
Lecturer-in-Residence
UC Berkeley School of Law
465 Boalt Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720

Courtney Joslin
Professor of Law
UC Davis School of Law
400 Mrak Hall Drive
Davis, CA 95616


SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP
H. Rodgin Cohen
Sharon L. Nelles*
William H. Wagener
Garrard R. Beeney
Mitchell S. Eitel
Heather H. Volik
Diana G. Iskelov
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
(212) 558-4000
nelless@sullcrom.com

Katharine Silbaugh
Professor of Law and
Law Alumni Scholar
BU School of Law
765 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215


*Counsel of Record