How An Antitrust Case Changed The Gay Marriage Debate

Law360, New York (May 21, 2014, 7:21 PM EDT) -- One might notice a curious case in the middle of the opinion handed down this week in Whitewood v. Wolf, No. 1:13-cv-1861, (M.D. Pa. May 20, 2014) striking down Pennsylvania's gay marriage ban. The caption, SmithKline Beecham Corporation v. Abbott Laboratories, 740 F.3d 471 (9th Cir. 2014), certainly sounds more like a typical business dispute between two giant pharmaceutical companies than a case involving fundamental rights. However, SmithKline may in fact be almost as important as United States v. Windsor, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013) in moving gay marriage forward....

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.


A Law360 subscription includes features such as

  • Daily newsletters
  • Expert analysis
  • Mobile app
  • Advanced search
  • Judge information
  • Real-time alerts
  • 450K+ searchable archived articles

And more!

Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!