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Roberta Kaplan is the attorney who represented Edie Windsor in the case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act that went before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, called U.S. v. Edith Windsor, is a landmark moment in LGBT rights and Roberta Kaplan played an integral role.
The out attorney, famed for her marriage equality work, is facing criticism for her involvement in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's response to sexual harassment accusations.
The likely Democratic presidential nominee could make history by picking the first out woman as second-in-command.
The attorney who brought down DOMA shares her thoughts on today's Supreme Court arguments.
The White House confirmed it purposely excluded Jewish people from its statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday.
The civil rights attorney took on Mississippi three times and won three times, though this decision came down to the wire.
The lawyer who brought down DOMA continues her winning streak.Â
The legal rock stars who helped secure the freedom to marry aren't so sure the same strategy works for "religious liberty."
This one specifically challenges the provision allowing public employees to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Same-sex couples are now welcome to adopt in Mississippi, a federal judge rules.
The last state to ban adoption by same-sex couples has so far refused to declare the state law unconstitutional.Â
New filings by their lawyers contend these roadblocks are not even 'potholes,' and further tear apart the discredited Regnerus study on same-sex parents.
Marriage equality litigation out of Mississippi will be heard by the same three-judge panel that will consider similar bans in Texas and Louisiana.
A federal judge overturned Mississippi's marriage ban this week, in a ruling heavily influenced by DOMA-busting lawyer Robbie Kaplan.
Roberta Kaplan took down the Defense of Marriage Act. Now she's turned her attention to one of the most antigay states in the nation.
The civil rights attorney was honored at the Makers conference this weekend.
