During oral arguments, attorney Eric Rassbach, who represented the parents, said that the book is objectionable to the parents because of the “mere exposure” of children to the idea of “two men getting married.” Alito later returned to discussing the book, saying that even though Sotomayor is right that Chloe was not chided by her mom for opposing same-sex marriage, the book still “subtly” tells kids that same-sex marriage “is a good thing.” Brannen told Slate that Sotomayor correctly read her book: “No one in the book has any problem with same-sex marriage.