Law Firm Fighting For Defense Of Marriage Act Faces Backlash

Dan82 · Apr 22, 2011

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/...arriage-backlash-legal-colleges_n_852050.html

Members of the LGBT legal community are seriously considering breaking ties with the firm King & Spalding in light of this week's news that one of its partners, former Bush Solicitor General Paul Clement, has signed on to defend the federal ban on same-sex marriage on behalf of House Republicans.

Despite the firm priding itself on creating a diverse and welcoming workplace, leaders of gay and lesbian legal groups already predict a backlash against the firm that is poised to rake in up to $500,000 in taxpayer dollars to support the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines federal marriage as between one man and one woman.

Jon Davidson, legal director of Lambda Legal, the nation's oldest and largest legal organization working for LGBT equality, had one word on the firm's decision to take the case: "Depressing...

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Ethan A · Apr 23, 2011

I have already sent them an email expressing my disappointment. I know it won't do any good but it made me feel better doing it. I have several friends that work at K&S and they're not even allowed to talk about it.

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