On one side are the New York State A.F.L.-C.I.O. and many members of the clergy, who are battling on behalf of the workers, saying that no one should be denied such a basic right.
"The people behind this were battling on behalf of their clients to open up Brazil's economy to the world in the 1990s," says one disillusioned foreigner.
In that case, groups and individuals as diverse as Labor, the Business Council of Australia, Acoss and former Liberal leader John Hewson have donned their khakis to battle on behalf of the working class.
If two of the best lawyers in America, from opposite sides of the political spectrum, joined forces, and had resources comparable to those that they enjoyed when battling on behalf of corporate clients, it seemed like they had a real chance of convincing the Supreme Court that the Constitution did guarantee a right to marry.
"It's good for Kansas, it's good for Wichita and it's a great day to be alive here and to profess victory," said Senator Pat Roberts, part of the political team that spent a decade battling on behalf of the company.
Helen Castor's She-Wolves (Faber) is subtitled The Women Who Ruled England before Elizabeth, and includes a fascinating study of Margaret of Anjou, who rages through Shakespeare's history plays, dauntless and ferociously energetic, battling on behalf of her fragile husband Henry VI.
In the self-deprecating style shared by many of his film characters, Mr. Allen noted that he had a losing record when battling on behalf of the community, and joked that local property values had declined since he moved to Carnegie Hill last year.
He insists he went to battle on behalf of smaller investors who got burned.
Battling on behalf of Joffrey's bereaved mother, Cersei Lannister Lena Headeyy), is monstrous Ser Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane (Hafpor Julius Bjornsson).
In 2010, when Bayh was still a senator, he went to battle on behalf of Apollo and other money managers who were working desperately to thwart attempts to close or narrow what's known as the "carried interest loophole," which allows private equity and hedge fund managers to pay bargain-basement tax rates.
