Last week’s same-sex arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court featured several veteran stars of the high court bar at the lectern. But a first-timer achieved star status in the eyes of many observers.
Harvard Law School’s Vicki Jackson was appointed by the justices to argue that the House of Representatives’ Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group lacked Article III standing in U.S. v. Windsor, a challenge involving the federal Defense of Marriage Act. She also was tasked with making the argument that the Obama administration’s agreement with the lower appellate court that DOMA is unconstitutional deprived the justices of jurisdiction.
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