seventh day adventists and becket fund amicus brief
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Amicus Brief of General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty in support of neither party (14-556, 14-562, 14-571, 14-574)TRANSCRIPT
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Nos. 14-556, 14-562, 14-571, 14-574
In the Supreme Court of the United StatesIn the Supreme Court of the United StatesIn the Supreme Court of the United StatesIn the Supreme Court of the United States
JAMES OBERGEFELL, ET AL., AND BRITTANI HENRY, ET AL.,
PETITIONERS,
v.
RICHARD HODGES, DIRECTOR, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.
[Additional Captions Listed on Inside of Cover]
ON PETITIONS FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI
TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
BRIEF OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE
OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS AND
THE BECKET FUND FOR RELIGIOUS
LIBERTY AS AMICI CURIAE
IN SUPPORT OF NEITHER PARTY
TODD MCFARLAND ERIC C. RASSBACH
Associate General Counsel Counsel of Record
Office of General Counsel HANNAH C. SMITH
General Conference of ASMA T. UDDIN
Seventh-day Adventists
12501 Old Columbia Pike
The Becket Fund for
Religious Liberty
Silver Spring, MD 20904
1200 New Hampshire
Ave. N.W., Suite 700
ANDREW G. SCHULTZ Washington, DC 20036
Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, (202) 955-0095
Akin & Robb, P.A. [email protected]
201 Third Street, NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Counsel for Amici Curiae
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VALERIA TANCO, ET AL., PETITIONERS,
v.
WILLIAM EDWARD “BILL” HASLAM, GOVERNOR OF
TENNESSEE, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.
APRIL DEBOER, ET AL., PETITIONERS,
v.
RICK SNYDER, GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN, ET AL.,
RESPONDENTS.
GREGORY BOURKE, ET AL., AND TIMOTHY LOVE, ET AL.,
PETITIONERS,
v.
STEVE BESHEAR, GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY, ET AL.,
RESPONDENTS.
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