Bucky (Brian Dennehy) talks about being stuck with the defence of marriage act for the next decade, in real life the act was overturned by the Supreme court around 7 months after this episode aired and in 2015 the court ruled that same sex marriage be legal in all 50 states.
Although the Defense of Marriage Act was effectively ruled unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court decision in 2015, part of it was ruled unconstitutional in 2013 by the US Supreme Court. The section overruled in 2013 was related to the federal government recognizing same-sex marriage recognized by states for purposes of federal benefits and policies.
Family law specialist David Lee (Zach Grenier) reveals in this episode that his Jewish parents immigrated to the U.S., where they shortened the family name, Liebenbaum, to Lee.
This episode introduces the character of Veronica Loy, played by Stockard Channing. She appears in 12 episodes in total.
Bebe Neuwirth reprises her role of Judge Claudia Friend in The Good Wife spin-off, The Good Fight (2017).