Pa. clerk asks 3rd Circuit to put hold on marriage ruling
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Litigation Counsel Caleb Dalton regarding the Schuylkill County clerk’s motion filed Wednesday in Whitewood v. Wolf asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit to put a hold on a district court’s order that struck down the state’s marriage laws as the union of one man and one woman:“Marriage expresses the reality that men and women bring distinct, irreplaceable gifts to family life, especially for children who deserve both a mom and a dad. The time-honored marriage laws of Pennsylvania deserve a full defense instead of being nullified by a single federal judge. A public official like the Schuylkill County clerk, who is responsible for issuing marriage licenses, is the correct official to defend the law when the governor and attorney general refuse to do so.”
- Pronunciation guide: Schuylkill (SKOO’-kull)
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ABOUT Caleb Dalton
Caleb Dalton serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom's Center for Life, where he brings over a decade of civil rights litigation and public advocacy experience to the team, securing the rights of the unborn and those who advocate for them. Since joining ADF, Dalton has served on multiple teams representing private individuals and government entities to affirm the fundamental freedoms of speech and religious liberty. With ADF's Center for Conscience Initiatives, he played a key role in the successful petition for certiorari in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission at the U.S. Supreme Court. With the Center for Academic Freedom, he successfully represented students and faculty seeking to speak freely on public university campuses across the country. Dalton earned a J.D. at the Regent University School of Law, graduating cum laude. He is a member of the bar in Arizona, Virginia, and the District of Columbia; he is also admitted to practice before multiple federal district and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.