There's also a very good article on
advocate.com which explains why most LGBTQ organizations are opposed to filing a federal law suite at this moment. Here's the crux of it:
Quote:
The suit is an about-face to longstanding strategy among LGBT legal groups that have advocated a state-by-state approach to create the momentum needed for a successful challenge at the federal level.
“We have only one shot at the U.S. Supreme Court, and any attorneys bringing a case that will affect the freedom and legal status of an entire community bear a very heavy responsibility to be certain they have fully considered the consequences,” said Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights who served as lead counsel for the Prop. 8 challenge.
On Wednesday a coalition of LGBT organizations, including Lambda Legal and the Human Rights Campaign, released a statement discouraging couples from filing federal suits -- in part because the court is currently unlikely to rule that a federal constitutional right exists for same-sex couples to marry, they claim.
“We think the risks of a negative decision that would harm *** people are greater then the potential benefits,” said Jennifer Pizer, senior counsel and marriage project director for Lambda Legal.
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Methinks these people are in it only for the fame...:\