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Hawai'i - R.G., et al. v. Koller, et al. - Decl. of VKK (01/16/2006)

In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of the California NAACP (01/12/2006)

In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Organizations (01/10/2006)

Howard v. Arkansas - Faith leaders and law professors friend-of-the-court brief (01/09/2006)

Morrison v. Boyd Co. Board of Education - Brief in Response to Alliance Defense Fund and Board of Education's Motions for Summary Judgment (01/09/2006)

In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Asian Pacific Islander Groups (01/09/2006)
Supporting Organizations:

  • Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
  • Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
  • Asian American Justice Center
  • Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
  • Asian Equality, Asian Law Alliance
  • Asian Law Caucus
  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
  • Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
  • Asian and Pacific Islander Equality
  • Asian Pacific Islander Family Pride
  • Asian Pacific Islander Health Forum
  • Asian and Pacific Islander Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
  • Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center
  • Asian Women’s Shelter
  • Asian Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership
  • Chinese for Affirmative Action
  • Chinese Progressive Association
  • Filipinos for Affirmative Action
  • Gay Asian Pacific Alliance
  • Gay Asian Pacific Support Network
  • Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific Asian North American Religion
  • Japanese American Bar Association
  • Japanese American Citizens League
  • Korean Community Center of the East Bay
  • My Sister’s House
  • Organization of Chinese Americans, San Francisco Chapter
  • Southeast Asian Community Center
  • Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California

In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Civil Rights Organizations (01/09/2006)
Supporting Organizations:

  • AGUILAS
  • Asian American Justice Center
  • Asian Pacific American Bar Association
  • Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
  • Asian and Pacific Islander Lesbian and Bisexual Women and Transgender Network
  • Asian Pacific Islander Pride Council
  • Bienestar Human Services
  • Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
  • Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
  • Equal Justice Society
  • Japanese American Bar Association
  • La Raza Centro Legal
  • Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
  • Multicultural Bar Alliance of Los Angeles
  • National Black Justice Coalition
  • National Lawyers Guild of San Francisco
  • People for the American Way Foundation
  • United Lesbians of African Heritage
  • Ventura County Black Attorneys Association
  • Zuna Institute

In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Additional California and National LGBT Organizations (01/09/2006)
Supporting Organizations:

  • Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
  • Family Pride
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • Human Rights Campaign Foundation
  • Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
  • National Lesbian and Gay Law Association
  • Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Inc.
  • SacLEGAL
  • Tom Homann Law Association

In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of California, Massachusetts and National LGBT Organizations (01/09/2006)
Supporting Organizations:

  • Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
  • MassEquality
  • The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
  • Freedom to Marry

In re Marriage Cases - Friend-of-the-Court Brief Filed on Behalf of Religious Organizations and Religiously Affiliated Individuals (01/09/2006)
Supporting Organizations and Individuals:

  • Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons
  • Al-Fatiha Foundation
  • Dignity USA
  • Executive Committee of the American Friends Service Committee
  • General Synod of the United Church of Christ
  • Soka Gakkai International-USA
  • The Union for Reform Judaism
  • The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
  • Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
  • California Church IMPACT
  • The California Council of Churches
  • California Faith for Equality
  • Council of Churches of Santa Clara County
  • Friends Committee on Legislation of California
  • Jews for Marriage Equality (Southern California)
  • Pacific Central District Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association
  • Pacific Southwest Council on the Union of Reform Judaism
  • Pacific Southwest District Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association
  • Progressive Christians Uniting
  • Reconciling Ministries Clergy of the California-Nevada Conference of the United Methodists
  • Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry – California

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