We end hierarchies by exposing the activities of those wanting to conserve hierarchies, and not by settling for a compromise or by trying to change them.
House Republicans have lost the services of a prominent Atlanta law firm, King & Spalding, which reversed its course Monday and announced it would not lead courtroom arguments in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act. King and Spalding had previously signed a $500,000 contract to defend the law.
The million-member Human Rights Campaign launched a publicity campaign to expose the law firm that agreed to take the case. HRC contacted the firm’s clients to inform them that King & Spalding was attempting to have it both ways by defending a discriminatory law while lauding its commitment to diversity.
Paul Clement, former U.S. Solicitor General under President George W. Bush, resigned from the law firm in order to continue to represent House Republicans.
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