NJDC Intern Witnesses SCOTUS DOMA Decision

Jacob Miller — July 1, 2013 – 10:52 am | Civil Rights | Democrats Comments (0) Add a comment

Last week, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8. Campus Progress chronicled the reactions:

Popular chants of the morning included, “Black, gay, straight, white, marriage is a civil right!” and “Equality! Now!” Protesters handed out bagels, baked goods, and bottled water to their fellow activists. Standing shoulder to shoulder, and sign to sign, chanting for equal rights and federal marriage recognition with LGBT individuals and allies at the threshold of our nation’s highest court, the feeling was unmistakable: Something big was about to happen.

NJDC intern Sara Fried was at the Supreme Court last week when the decisions were announced:

Colby Moore and Sara Fried had been standing outside of the Court since 4 a.m. waiting to get in. 

“For the past two-ish weeks I’ve been coming to decisions days hoping that they might rule on [DOMA and Prop 8] a little early or something,” Fried, a Boston resident interning in DC for the month of June, told me.

“I came Monday, and I got here at about 5 a.m.,” said Moore, a North Carolina resident visiting friends in the District. “I was thirty-third in line, so I thought I would be fine, but [today] I got here at four, and we’re 101 in line.” Fried said he had friends in the first fifty who had been at the Court since 11:30 p.m. last night.

“For years, I’ve just been so upset that DOMA is on the books,” Fried said, “and I’m really excited to get rid of it.”

 

 

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