Baptist Press: House chooses high-profile attorney to defend DOMA

Baptist Press: Attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian legal group, also expressed optimism. “The American people deserve to have their laws defended,” Brian Raum, an ADF attorney, said in a statement. “The House is demonstrating that it will not let a law that it overwhelmingly passed, that President Clinton signed, and that the American people support go undefended. ADF believes the House made an excellent decision by choosing former Solicitor General Paul Clement as lead counsel to defend DOMA, and we will support his efforts in whatever way we can.”