“Chief Justice Roberts Declines to Halt Gay Marriage in D.C.”Law.com (National Law Journal): “Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on Tuesday declined to stop a new law allowing gay marriage in Washington, D.C., clearing the way for the district to begin handing out marriage licenses to same-sex couples . . . On the filings for the plaintiffs: Foley & Lardner partner Cleta Mitchell, who according to her firm bio has served as counsel to both the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee. Mitchell was listed alongside lawyers from the Alliance Defense Fund on the petition asking Roberts to stay the new law until the full Supreme Court could decide whether to hear their appeal of the local court decision . . . ” |