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Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA
Written by Roberta Kaplan and Lisa Dickey
Narrated by Andrea Gallo
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Roberta Kaplan's gripping story of her defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) before the Supreme Court. Attorney Roberta Kaplan knew it was the perfect case. Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer had stayed together for better or worse, for forty-four years-battling through society's homophobia and Spyer's paralysis from MS. The couple married in Canada in 2007, but when Spyer died two years later, the US government refused to recognize their marriage, forcing Windsor to pay a huge estate tax. In this landmark work, Kaplan describes her strategy in the lower courts and her preparation and rehearsals before moot courts, and she shares insights into the dramatic oral argument before the Supreme Court justices. Then Comes Marriage is the story of the relationship behind the watershed case, Kaplan's own difficult coming-out journey, and the fascinating unfolding of United States v. Windsor. Full of never-before-told details, this is the momentous account of a thrilling historic and political victory for gay rights.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fabulous read for Pride Month -- and any other time you want to read about one of the GLBT movement's major victories. Kaplan was the lead attorney in this case, which overturned a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, and she does an outstanding job explaining both the legal implications of such discrimination (it's much easier to follow than Kenji Yoshino's "Speak Now", about the case that overturned Prop 8 in California) and the moving story of the plaintiff, Edie Windsor, and her late spouse. She also details her journey from a closeted young woman to a powerhouse of a lawyer whose advocacy makes a difference not just for her gay clients, but for her own family. Whether it's explaining the intricacies of arguing before the US Supreme Court or opening up about her past insecurities, she does it with honesty and humor, and with a minimum of self-congratulation (even though it'd be warranted). If I ever brought such a case, I'd want Kaplan to be my lawyer -- and then my co-author!