United States of America, Amicus Curiae
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General
The United States filed an amicus brief in this case because of the constitutional and interstate issues involved in the case. Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., was nominated to be solicitor general by President Barack Obama on January 26, 2011, and was sworn in on June 9, 2011. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 2015. The marriage bans challenged here are facially discriminatory and cannot be reconciled with the fundamental constitutional guarantee of “equal protection of the laws.” This Court has recognized only a small set…
