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Supreme Court to hear from thousands on gay marriage five or more justices, opponents of gay marriage bans being challenged at the high court this spring are inviting average citizens to sign a “friend of the court” brief that will be filed in early March. The first name on the brief will be that of Edie Windsor, who won her lawsuit in 2013 when the high court struck down a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act that had denied federal benefits to legally married gays and lesbians. Her lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, wrote the brief in conjunction with the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay rights organization. Americans interested in signing the so-called “amicus” brief can go to HRC.org and add their names. The brief must be filed with the court by March 6.
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