article_snippet: That's why I'm so inspired and excited about a new idea from the Human Rights Campaign and Robbie Kaplan, the lawyer who represented Edie Windsor in the case that famously struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
article_snippet: Together, they've launched the People's Brief.
article_snippet: The idea behind the People's Brief is an original twist on the legal concept of the "amicus curiae" (Latin for "friend of the court.")
article_snippet: the People's Brief marks the first time that the American people -- the 58% of Americans who support marriage equality, anyway -- can make the American people -- the 58% of Americans who support marriage equality
article_snippet: , anyway -- voices heard in an official brief to those nine Justices.
article_snippet: The Peoplewill serve as a poignant reminder to the court that gay marriage is an issue that impacts the lives of both gay and straight, of those who are the family, friends, and loved ones of gay people, and of those who simply value a society where the rights of all people are treated with equal dignity.
article_snippet: By going to www.thepeoplesbrief.com, you can sign your name, review the brief -- and your name'll be bundled up with thousands of others and sent to those nine Justices for review.
article_snippet: The number of people who sign The Peoplewill make that point in a way that no legal argument could.
article_snippet: Now modern technology is being harnessed in a creative way to allow people to do just that in the struggle for marriage equality.
article_snippet: I've signed my name to The People, and I hope Americans from all backgrounds will do the same or just try to learn more about marriage equality.
highlights_snippet: The U.S. Supreme Court should make a clear ruling in favor of gay marriage .