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The plaintiffs we represent are two loving couples who, like order granting review in Hollingsworth v. Perry (formerly millions of other gay and lesbian Americans, are Perry v. Brown), the federal constitutional challenge to being denied the right to marry and the right to T be treated with equal dignity and respect under California’s Proposition 8, and also agreed to hear Edith “Edie” the law,” said Plaintiffs’ lead co-counsel Theodore Windsor’s challenge to the constitutionality of the Defense of B. Olson. “The Supreme Court’s decision to grant Marriage Act (DOMA). review in this case illustrates the national significance of marriage equality, and brings us Enacted in November 2008, Proposition 8 closer to the day when every American will be eliminated the fundamental freedom of gay and able to equally enjoy the fundamental freedom to lesbian Californians to marry. With today’s order, marry.” the Supreme Court will consider whether In Windsor, 83 year-old Edie Windsor was Proposition 8 violates the Fourteenth forced to pay more than $363,000 in federal Amendment to the United States Constitution. estate taxes after the death of her spouse Thea The Perry case was filed on May 22, 2009, in Spyer, because their marriage was not recognized Federal District Court on behalf of two California under federal law. couples, Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, and Paul “When Thea and I met nearly 50 years ago, we Katami and Jeff Zarrillo. On February 7, 2012, the never could have dreamed that the story of our United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth life together would be before the Supreme Court Circuit issued a landmark ruling upholding the as an example of why gay married couples historic August 2010 decision of the Federal should be treated equally, and not like second- District Court that found Proposition 8 class citizens,” said Windsor, who sued the unconstitutional. government for a refund after Spyer’s death in In the second case, United States v. Windsor, 2009. “While Thea is no longer alive, I know how the Court will hear a challenge to the Nicola Simmersbach and Diana Luiz spoke proud she would have been to see this day. The constitutionality of the federal Defense of elegantly of their disappointment in the Court’s Marriage Act (DOMA). Enacted by Congress in decision at the Sacramento press conference. truth is, I never expected any less from my 1996, DOMA nullifies the marriages of gay and The couple have been waiting to get married country.” lesbian couples for all purposes of federal law. since the enactment of Prop 8 and are shown In a press conference held in Sacramento here with their engagement rings, set with announcing the decision, G&L Center Board Vice “This case (Hollingsworth v. Perry) is about the black diamonds in mourning for their inability to fundamental constitutional right of all Americans legally be wed in California. President Rosanna Herber expressed the disappointment that many in the community felt over the courts decision to hear Hollingsworth. Sacramento World AIDS Day 2012 - One Person at Time Had the Court not decided to hear the case, the Appeals Court’s decision would have remained in effect, and Californians would once again be allowed to marry, although those marriages would still not be recognized federally because of DOMA. Some found a silver lining in the Courts decision though. “I am hopeful and encouraged about today’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Proposition 8 case, which is one of the most significant equal rights issues to come before the court in many decades,” said Senator Mark Leno (D-SF).