Roberta K. Chevlowe

Appellate Law

Katharine H. Parker, Roberta K. Chevlowe, Jacquelyn R. Weisman | Proskauer

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court struck down the federal law that defined "marriage" as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and "spouse" as a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. United States v. Windsor...

Appellate Law

Paul Hamburger, Roberta K. Chevlowe, Lisa A. Berkowitz Herrnson, Tzvia Feiertag | Proskauer

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that will affect virtually all employers across the country. In United States v. Windsor, the Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. That section of...