Legal Documents
A complete list of legal documents currently available on our website.
Friend-of-the-court brief filed by the ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of Southern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, ACLU Foundation Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, Anti-Defamation League, Equality California and Tom Homann Law Association.
This petition asks the court to make a declaratory judgment and allow the plaintiffs, a group of Iowan same-sex couples, to marry. Each couple bringing the case was denied the right to marry because their partners are of the same gender, violating Iowa guarantees of due process and equality under the law.
This brief was filed in support of the plaintiffs-appellants of Lewis v. Harris by the following groups: Human Rights Campaign Human Rights Campaign Foundation Church of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE) Family Pride Coalition Freedom to Marry Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) National Center for Lesbian Rights National Gay & Lesbian Task Force New Jersey Lesbian & Gay Coalition (NJLGC) Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
Friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Women's Sports Foundation, the California Women's Law Center and the National Center for Lesbian Rights
Friends-of-the-Court Brief Filed in Support of Lewis Plaintiffs by Professors of the History of Marriage, Families and the Law
Read Lambda Legal's petition to the California Supreme Court on behalf of client Equality California
This brief filed by various religious leaders in the state of New Jersey in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples makes a compelling case for the court to permit civil marriages.