Supreme Court Case United States v. Windsor (2012)

Roberta Kaplan talks about her experience arguing against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) before the U.S. Supreme Court. Kaplan’s client in the DOMA case was Edith Windsor, who sued the federal government for failing to recognize her marriage to another woman.

https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?19137&editsuccess=1659634862
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Grades

9, 10, 11, 12

Subjects

Judicial Branch/Supreme Court, Federal Government

Issues

Gay Rights, Discrimination

Resource Types

Primary Sources, Media, Video

Teaching Strategies

Primary Source, Whole Class, Whole Class Deliberation, Small Group, Individual Work

Constitution Articles

14th Amendment

Tags

Defense of Marriage Act, Edith Windsor, Supreme Court, marriage, DOMA