Skadden is counsel of record on an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting challenges to state bans on same-sex marriage. Filed on March 6 on behalf of the American Public Health Association and Whitman-Walker Health, the brief highlights a growing body of research linking bans on same-sex marriage with adverse health effects on lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals. Hogan Lovells serves as Skadden's co-counsel on the brief.