The Massachusetts Bar Association recently signed an amicus
brief in the case of United States v. Windsor, which
challenges Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act. In signing the
amici, the MBA joins a coalition of bar associations, civil and
human rights groups and public interest and legal service
organizations.
The MBA has supported marriage equality since the early 1990s. In
addition to filing an amicus brief in Goodridge, the landmark
decision that legalized same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, the
association set-up a "Post-Goodridge Task Force" to
examine compliance issues related to the decision.