{"product_id":"2940170733248","title":"Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoberta Kaplan's gripping story of her defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) before the Supreme Court. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttorney Roberta Kaplan knew it was the perfect case. Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer had stayed together, for better or worse, for 44 years - battling through society's homophobia and Spyer's paralysis from MS. The couple married in Canada in 2007, but when Spyer died two years later, the US government refused to recognize their marriage, forcing Windsor to pay a huge estate tax. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this landmark work, Kaplan describes her strategy in the lower courts and her preparation and rehearsals before moot courts, and she shares insights into the dramatic oral argument before the Supreme Court justices. \u003ci\u003eThen Comes Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the relationship behind the watershed case, Kaplan's own difficult coming-out journey, and the fascinating unfolding of \u003ci\u003eUnited States v. Windsor\u003c\/i\u003e. Full of never-before-told details, this is the momentous account of a thrilling historic and political victory for gay rights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115644862704,"sku":"2940170733248","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170733248_p0.jpg?v=1763715548","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170733248","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}