In the Supreme Court of the United States, United States, petitioner, v. Edith Schlain Windsor, et al., respondents : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit : brief of amici curiae Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the states of California, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Washington and the District Of Columbia [and 20 others] on the merits and in support of affirmance in favor of respondent Edith Schlain Windsor /

Appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States concerning constitutionality of definition of marriage contained in federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which precluded federal recognition of same sex marriages authorized under state law.