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Federal Appeals Judges Consider Whether DOMA Is Constitutional in Historic Hearing in Boston
[Photo, above: Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders lawyer Mary Bonauto, left, apeaks with reporters along with Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (D), right, and...
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In Dean Hara’s Mission to Defeat DOMA, Echoes of His Deceased Husband, Rep. Gerry Studds
Former Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.), who died in October 2006, was the first out gay member of Congress back in 1983. He was one of...
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Federal Appeals Court Takes on DOMA in Historic Hearing on Wednesday in Boston: What to Know
On Wednesday morning, April 4, a three-judge panel of the...
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Immigration Equality Files DOMA Challenge, Obama Administration Left Them “No Choice”
Filing what she described as the organization’s “first big impact litigation,” Immigration Equality’s executive director, Rachel Tiven, tells Metro Weekly that the organization was “left...
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Pelosi, Hoyer: GOP Move Against “Decorated Veteran … Clearly Exceeds” Authority on DOMA Fight
The ongoing dispute between the House Republican and Democratic leadership over the defense of federal laws banning recognition of same-sex married couples reached a new...
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DOJ Seeks Quick Court Action Against DOMA, As Health Benefits Begin for Karen Golinski’s Wife
On Monday, March 26, the Department of Justice took aggressive action to move forward the case of a California federal court employee, Karen Golinski, who...
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Stage Is Set for April 4th Arguments in First Circuit DOMA Challenge Appeal
As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit gears up to hear appellate arguments next week in two cases challenging the federal definition...
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House GOP Leadership Appeals DOMA Ruling
In a brief filing today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group has announced that...
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Obama’s Decision Not to Defend DOMA, One Year Later
A year ago today, the announcement about the Defense of Marriage Act came by way of a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder to House...
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BREAKING: DOMA’s Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Judge Rules in Golinski Case
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued its order finding that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act —...
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DOJ Won’t Defend DOMA, Other Laws Preventing Equal Treatment for Servicemembers With Same-Sex Spouses
The Department of Justice sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today stating that the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments would not be...
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Barney Frank to Marry, DOMA Will Limit Federal Recognition of Congressman’s Spouse
He’s retiring from Congress...
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Boston Mayor Tells U.S. Mayors to “Get a Commitment” from Congress on DOMA Repeal
[Photo: Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (D) speaks at Freedom to Marry’s “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” news conference on Jan. 20, 2012. (Photo by...
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DOMA's Changing Landscape
On Feb. 23, Attorney General Eric Holder made the historic announcement that the Department of Justice would no longer be defending Section 3 of the...
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Golinski Has Her Day in Court, DOJ Sends Senior Lawyer To Argue DOMA’s Unconstitutionality
The Department of Justice sent one of its top lawyers to federal court in San Francisco today to argue that the Defense of Marriage Act’s...
