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Roberta Kaplan

Who

Roberta Kaplan · Civil Rights & Human Rights

What

Litigator who won United States v. Windsor at the Supreme Court, a decisive step toward US marriage equality.

When

1966, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Where

New York City

Biography

Roberta Kaplan is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Litigator who won United States v. Windsor at the Supreme Court, a decisive step toward US marriage equality.

How & why

Roberta Kaplan is a Jewish American litigator who won United States v. Windsor at the Supreme Court in 2013, striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The case was a decisive step toward marriage equality in the United States. She has continued to litigate landmark civil rights cases against discrimination and hate.

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Contributions & Sources

Litigator who won United States v. Windsor at the Supreme Court, a decisive step toward US marriage equality.

1966

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Kaplan