2015-03-05

Big business has come out in favor of same-sex marriage.<br/><br/>Exactly 379 corporations and employer organizations urged the Supreme Court to strike down state bans on gay marriage, according to a friend-of-the-court brief obtained by The Huffington Post. The document was expected to be filed late Thursday morning.<br/><br/>“Employers are better served by a uniform marriage rule that gives equal dignity to employee relationships,” reads the brief, filed by global law firm Morgan Lewis. “Allowing same-sex couples to marry improves employee morale and productivity, reduces uncertainty, and removes the wasteful administrative burdens imposed by the current disparity of state law treatment.”<br/><br/>The list, provided in full below, includes corporate behemoths such as Coca-Cola Company, Goldman Sachs, Google and Morgan Stanley. It also includes brands like Ben & Jerry’s, a division of Unilever, and sports teams such as the New England Patriots, the San Francisco Giants and the Tampa Bay Rays.<br/><br/>Here is the full list of companies that have signed the amicus brief:<br/><br/>A.L. Nella & Company, LLP, CPAs <br/><br/>A.T. Kearney <br/><br/>Aardema Whitelaw, PLLC <br/><br/>Acacia Home LLC*<br/><br/>Accenture <br/><br/>Aetna Inc. <br/><br/>Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. <br/><br/>AJ Leo Electric and Solar <br/><br/>Akamai Technologies, Inc. <br/><br/>Alaska Airlines <br/><br/>Alcoa Inc. <br/><br/>Amazon Services Inc. *<br/><br/>Amazon.com, Inc. <br/><br/>American Airlines Group Inc. <br/><br/>American Apparel*<br/><br/>American Express Company <br/><br/>American International Group, Inc.*<br/><br/>Aparicio-Mercado Law, L.C.*<br/><br/>Apple Inc. <br/><br/>AppNexus Inc.*<br/><br/>Aramark <br/><br/>Arbor Brewing Company, LLC <br/><br/>Arnold & Porter LLP <br/><br/>Aspen Skiing Company <br/><br/>Assemble Sound LLC <br/><br/>AT&T Inc. <br/><br/>Atlas Cut Stone <br/><br/>Atticus Circle <br/><br/>The Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce <br/><br/>Avanade Inc. <br/><br/>Bain & Company, Inc.*<br/><br/>Bakehouse Art Complex*<br/><br/>Baker & McKenzie LLP <br/><br/>Bank of America <br/><br/>The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation <br/><br/>Barclays <br/><br/>Barnes & Noble, Inc. <br/><br/>bebe stores, inc. <br/><br/>Becton, Dickinson and Company <br/><br/>Belcampo Inc. <br/><br/>Ben & Jerry’s <br/><br/>Big Duck Studio, Inc. <br/><br/>Bigelow Villa LLC <br/><br/>Billy’s Farm*<br/><br/>BlackRock, Inc. <br/><br/>Bloomberg L.P. <br/><br/>Blue Apron, Inc. <br/><br/>Blue Heron Ventures <br/><br/>Blue Moon Hotel / Winter Haven Hotel*<br/><br/>Blume, Faulkner & Skeen, PLLC*<br/><br/>Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*<br/><br/>Boston Community Capital, Inc. <br/><br/>Boston Consulting Group <br/><br/>The Boston Foundation*<br/><br/>Boston Medical Center Corporation* <br/><br/>Boston Scientific Corporation <br/><br/>Brady Mills LLC <br/><br/>BrandQuery LLC <br/><br/>Bristol-Myers Squibb Company <br/><br/>Broadcom Corporation <br/><br/>Brocade <br/><br/>Cablevision Systems Corporation <br/><br/>Capital One Financial Corporation <br/><br/>Captain Wendell’s Marine Services LLC <br/><br/>Cardinal Health, Inc.*<br/><br/>Care Resource <br/><br/>CBS Corporation <br/><br/>CEB <br/><br/>Central Physical Therapy and Fitness, PSC <br/><br/>CGI <br/><br/>Charlotte Business Guild <br/><br/>The Chubb Corporation <br/><br/>CIGNA Corporation <br/><br/>Cisco Systems, Inc. <br/><br/>Citigroup Inc. <br/><br/>City Catering Company <br/><br/>City Lites Neon, Inc. <br/><br/>The City of Ann Arbor, Michigan <br/><br/>Civitas Public Affairs Group <br/><br/>Clean Yield Asset Management <br/><br/>CloudFlare, Inc. <br/><br/>CMIT Solutions of Seattle Downtown <br/><br/>The Coca-Cola Company <br/><br/>Cohen & Associates <br/><br/>Colgate-Palmolive Company <br/><br/>Columbia FunMap, Inc. *<br/><br/>Comcast Corporation <br/><br/>The Computer Butler <br/><br/>ConAgra Foods, Inc.*<br/><br/>The Corcoran Group <br/><br/>Corner Brewery, LLC* <br/><br/>Corning Incorporated*<br/><br/>Cox Enterprises, Inc. <br/><br/>Crazy Misfits Pet Services <br/><br/>Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC <br/><br/>Cummins Inc. <br/><br/>Cupcake Royale*<br/><br/>CVS Health Corporation <br/><br/>Dallas Voice <br/><br/>Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.*<br/><br/>Danaher Corporation <br/><br/>David J. Jarrett, P.C. <br/><br/>David Kosar Insurance Agency <br/><br/>David Mack Henderson Income Tax Preparation <br/><br/>DCI Group AZ, L.L.C.*<br/><br/>Deloitte LLP <br/><br/>Delta Air Lines, Inc. <br/><br/>Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation*<br/><br/>The Desert Business Association*<br/><br/>Deutsche Bank AG <br/><br/>Diageo North America, Inc. <br/><br/>DIRECTV <br/><br/>DocuSign <br/><br/>Domini Social Investments LLC <br/><br/>The Dow Chemical Company <br/><br/>Dreamcatcher Arts and Publishing Ltd. *<br/><br/>Dropbox, Inc. <br/><br/>DuPont <br/><br/>eBay Inc. <br/><br/>Edelman <br/><br/>Eldercare Consulting <br/><br/>Electronic Arts Inc. <br/><br/>EnduringHydro, LLC <br/><br/>Ernst & Young LLP <br/><br/>The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. <br/><br/>Event Rents*<br/><br/>Everything Real Estate LLC <br/><br/>Express Movers Inc. <br/><br/>Facebook, Inc. <br/><br/>Farella Braun + Martel, LLP <br/><br/>Fastsigns*<br/><br/>Fenwick & West LLP <br/><br/>First Data Corporation*<br/><br/>1st Security Bank <br/><br/>1stdibs.Com, Inc. <br/><br/>FIT Technologies <br/><br/>Flanery CPA <br/><br/>Full Court Press Communications <br/><br/>G.A.W., Inc. *<br/><br/>The Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Nevada* <br/><br/>General Electric Company <br/><br/>General Mills, Inc. <br/><br/>Gensler <br/><br/>Gilt Groupe Holdings, Inc. <br/><br/>GlaxoSmithKline LLC <br/><br/>Gleason & Associates Claims Services <br/><br/>Go Factory, Inc. <br/><br/>Goethel Engelhardt, PLLC <br/><br/>The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. <br/><br/>Google Inc. <br/><br/>Goulston & Storrs, P.C.*<br/><br/>Great Officiants LLC <br/><br/>The Greater Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Chamber <br/><br/>of Commerce <br/><br/>Greater San Diego Business Association*<br/><br/>Greater Seattle Business Association <br/><br/>Greensulate <br/><br/>Grossman Marketing Group <br/><br/>Group Health Cooperative* <br/><br/>Groupon*<br/><br/>Growing Hope <br/><br/>Harrell Remodeling <br/><br/>The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.*<br/><br/>Healthline <br/><br/>Hewlett-Packard Company <br/><br/>Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.*<br/><br/>Holdredge Wines <br/><br/>Homeward Pet Adoption Center <br/><br/>Horizon Air Industries, Inc. <br/><br/>House Packard LLC <br/><br/>HSBC <br/><br/>Ikard Wynne LLP <br/><br/>The Independence Business Alliance <br/><br/>The Inland Northwest Business Alliance <br/><br/>Insala, Ltd <br/><br/>Inspirato, LLC <br/><br/>Integrated Archive Systems, Inc. <br/><br/>Integrity Law Group*<br/><br/>Intel Corporation <br/><br/>Intuit Inc. <br/><br/>INUS Group, LLC <br/><br/>Jackson Hole Group LLC <br/><br/>Jagod Designs <br/><br/>Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. <br/><br/>Jenn T. Grace International LLC <br/><br/>Jennifer Brown Consulting <br/><br/>JetBlue Airways Corporation <br/><br/>The Jim Henson Company <br/><br/>Johnson & Johnson <br/><br/>Johnston, Kinney and Zulaica LLP <br/><br/>Jonathan L. Bowman, Attorney at Law, PS <br/><br/>JPMorgan Chase & Co. <br/><br/>Julian Chang Consulting, Inc. <br/><br/>kapchur.us photography <br/><br/>The Kathy A. Janssen Foundation <br/><br/>Kazan, McClain, Satterley, & Greenwood, PLC <br/><br/>Keir Jones Agency – State Farm <br/><br/>Keker & Van Nest LLP*<br/><br/>KEO Marketing Inc. <br/><br/>Kimberly-Clark Corp. <br/><br/>Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC <br/><br/>Kollmar Sheet Metal Works, Inc. <br/><br/>Kotzan Chiropractic*<br/><br/>KPMG LLP <br/><br/>Lambda Business Association <br/><br/>Laparoscopic Institute for Gynecologic Oncology <br/><br/>Larson Marketing & Communications LLC <br/><br/>Laughton Properties*<br/><br/>Law Offices of Joel L. Sogol <br/><br/>Law Office of Lisa E. Schuchman <br/><br/>Law Office of Lorie L. Burch, PC <br/><br/>Law Offices of Robin L. Bodiford, P.A.*<br/><br/>The Law Office of Susan K. Fuller, PLLC <br/><br/>Levi Strauss & Co. <br/><br/>Liberty Burger*<br/><br/>Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP <br/><br/>Life & Love Celebrations*<br/><br/>Link in the Chain Foundation, Inc. <br/><br/>Littler Mendelson, P.C. <br/><br/>LNT, Inc. <br/><br/>The Long Beach Gay & Lesbian Chamber of <br/><br/>Commerce <br/><br/>Lori Karbal et al*<br/><br/>Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Trust, LLC <br/><br/>The Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Chamber of <br/><br/>Commerce*<br/><br/>Main Street Hair Shoppe Ltd. <br/><br/>Marriott International, Inc. <br/><br/>Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. <br/><br/>Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company <br/><br/>McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.* <br/><br/>McKesson Corporation*<br/><br/>McKinsey & Company, Inc.*<br/><br/>Merca Property Management <br/><br/>The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of <br/><br/>Commerce <br/><br/>Microsoft Corporation*<br/><br/>The Mid-America Gay & Lesbian Chamber of <br/><br/>Commerce <br/><br/>Miller & Olson, LLP <br/><br/>Miller Shelton Group, LLC*<br/><br/>MillerCoors LLC <br/><br/>Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. <br/><br/>Mona Smith PLLC <br/><br/>Moody’s Corporation <br/><br/>Morgan Miller Plumbing <br/><br/>Morgan Stanley <br/><br/>MWW Public Relations <br/><br/>NAMI Dallas, Inc. *<br/><br/>The Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce <br/><br/>The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce <br/><br/>Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company <br/><br/>Neumann Capital Management, LLC <br/><br/>The New England Patriots <br/><br/>New Leaf Columbus <br/><br/>New York Life Insurance Company <br/><br/>Nifty Hoops, LLC <br/><br/>NIKE, Inc.* <br/><br/>Nixon Peabody LLP*<br/><br/>North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce*<br/><br/>Northrop Grumman Corporation <br/><br/>OBOX Solutions <br/><br/>Office Depot, Inc. <br/><br/>The Ogilvy Group, Inc. <br/><br/>Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. <br/><br/>ONE Community Media, LLC <br/><br/>1 Source Consulting Solutions*<br/><br/>Oracle America, Inc. <br/><br/>Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.*<br/><br/>Out & Equal Workplace Advocates <br/><br/>Outerwall Inc. <br/><br/>Pakmode Publications, LLC <br/><br/>d/b/a Pakmode Media + Marketing <br/><br/>Pandora Media, Inc. <br/><br/>PATH <br/><br/>Peabody & Arnold LLP*<br/><br/>Pepper Hamilton LLP <br/><br/>PepsiCo <br/><br/>Pfizer Inc. <br/><br/>Pixelligent Technologies LLC <br/><br/>Plexus Education Foundation <br/><br/>Plexus LGBT and Allied Chamber of Commerce <br/><br/>Portland Area Business Association*<br/><br/>PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP <br/><br/>PrideFest <br/><br/>The PrintingWorks <br/><br/>Pro-Tec Data, Inc. <br/><br/>Procter & Gamble <br/><br/>ProTrials Research, Inc. *<br/><br/>Prudential Financial, Inc. <br/><br/>Puma Spring Vineyards <br/><br/>Qualcomm Incorporated <br/><br/>Quorum <br/><br/>RAFI Architecture and Design*<br/><br/>Rainbow Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley <br/><br/>Ralph’s Regal Weddings <br/><br/>Ray Holley Communications*<br/><br/>RBC Capital Markets, LLC <br/><br/>Replacements, Ltd. *<br/><br/>Restaurant Management Concepts <br/><br/>Reverberate! Marketing Communications, Inc. <br/><br/>Rising Tide Brewing Company*<br/><br/>RJR Photography <br/><br/>Robert H Stutz Jr CPA*<br/><br/>Rockwell Automation, Inc. <br/><br/>Rotella & Hernandez, LLC <br/><br/>The Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce*<br/><br/>Sadek Bonahoom PLC <br/><br/>The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce <br/><br/>The San Francisco Giants <br/><br/>The Seattle Lesbian, LLC <br/><br/>Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce*<br/><br/>Sempra Energy*<br/><br/>Seyfarth Shaw LLP <br/><br/>Shingles Roofing LLC*<br/><br/>Sidetrack, Inc. *<br/><br/>Simon, Schindler & Sandberg LLP <br/><br/>Skellenger Bender, P.S. <br/><br/>Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*<br/><br/>Sleeves Up Productions, LLC*<br/><br/>Sōw <br/><br/>Spectra Law PS <br/><br/>Spry Vision, Inc. <br/><br/>St. Jude Medical, Inc. <br/><br/>Staples, Inc.* <br/><br/>Starbucks Corporation <br/><br/>Starrtek LLC*<br/><br/>State Street Corporation <br/><br/>Steven Graves Insurance Agency*<br/><br/>Stonewall Behavioral Health <br/><br/>Stonewall Columbus <br/><br/>Stuffed Cakes, LLC*<br/><br/>Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company, Inc. <br/><br/>SunDaily <br/><br/>Support.com, Inc. <br/><br/>Sweet Dixie Kitchen*<br/><br/>Symantec Corporation <br/><br/>Taber Food Services, Inc. <br/><br/>dba Hobee’s California Restaurants <br/><br/>The Tampa Bay Rays <br/><br/>Target Corporation <br/><br/>TD Bank, N.A. <br/><br/>TD Securities (USA) LLC <br/><br/>Tech Data Corporation*<br/><br/>TestTracks <br/><br/>Thinking Cap Communications & Design <br/><br/>Third Point LLC <br/><br/>Thomson Reuters*<br/><br/>Tiwary Entertainment Group LLC <br/><br/>TNT Promotions, LLC*<br/><br/>TOCA Events, LLC*<br/><br/>TravelOut, Inc. <br/><br/>Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria <br/><br/>Twitter, Inc. <br/><br/>206 Inc. * <br/><br/>UBS AG <br/><br/>The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. <br/><br/>United Air Lines, Inc. <br/><br/>United Therapeutics Corporation <br/><br/>Uptown Physicians Group*<br/><br/>VCB Consulting & Accounting Services*<br/><br/>Verizon Communications Inc. <br/><br/>Viacom Inc. <br/><br/>Visa Inc. <br/><br/>VitaPerk*<br/><br/>VMware, Inc. *<br/><br/>W. M. Martin Advertising <br/><br/>W.W. Grainger, Inc.*<br/><br/>W/S Development Associates LLC*<br/><br/>Walsh Wellness Center*<br/><br/>The Walt Disney Company*<br/><br/>Wasserman Media Group <br/><br/>Wells Fargo & Company <br/><br/>Whey Natural! USA LLC <br/><br/>Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce <br/><br/>Witeck Communications, Inc. <br/><br/>The Workplace Equality Index <br/><br/>Wyndham Worldwide Corporation <br/><br/>Xerox Corporation <br/><br/>Xfund <br/><br/>YES DESIGN GROUP <br/><br/>Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority <br/><br/>Zausmer, Kaufman, August & Caldwell, P.C. <br/><br/>Zingerman’s Community of Businesses <br/><br/>ZoomSystems <br/><br/>Zynga Inc.<br/><br/>Companies with an asterisk listed after the name are represented by WG+R Law Group, a California-based law firm, rather than the Washington, D.C.-based Morgan Lewis.

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