Search results for "doma"
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Bankruptcy Court: DOMA Unconstitutionally Limits Same-Sex Married Couples From Joint Bankruptcy Filing
Today, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, in Los Angeles, released an opinion finding Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage...
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House Passes Defense Bill With DADT and DOMA Amendments
This afternoon, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with three amendments opposed by LGBT advocates, including one that would...
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House GOP Leadership Defends DOMA at the First Circuit
On Friday, May 20, the Republican members of the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group filed a motion to intervene in two cases challenging the constitutionality...
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Report: DOMA Contract Had Not Been OK’ed By King & Spalding Ethics Committee
The Wall Street Journal brought attention to a Fulton County Daily Report article providing additional information about the circumstances of — and problems with —...
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White House Briefing: DOMA, Immigration and Obama
From today’s White House press briefing: Q Jay, I’ve got some questions for you, a series of questions where DOMA and immigration intersect. Under...
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Judge Sets Schedule in Edith Windsor’s DOMA Challenge
Legal filings in Edith Windsor’s challenge to the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act could be completed as early as August...
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GOP Candidates Clash in South Carolina on DOMA, Marriage
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Attorney General Holder Vacates Immigration Decision Based on DOMA
Attorney General Eric Holder today filed a very rare decision, vacating a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals related to the application of Paul...
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Discussing DOMA: An Anniversary — and Rarely Told Tales
This September, same-sex couples in America will have lived under the Defense of Marriage Act — a federal law that both defines those relationships out...
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New DOMA Defense Contract Released
Today, Metro Weekly received the new contract signed by House General Counsel Kerry Kircher and attorney Paul Clement, on behalf of his new firm —...
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White House Briefing: Holder, Clement and DOMA
From this morning’s off-camera press gaggle with White House press secretary Jay Carney: QUESTION: A question on the situation regarding the Defense of Marriage...
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King and Spalding Files Motion to Withdraw From DOMA Defense, Prompting Clement’s Resignation
Today, the law firm of King & Spalding announced — only 11 days after taking on the representation of the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group...
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King & Spalding to “Withdraw” From Defense of DOMA
King and Spalding, the...
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News Analysis: When Is a (DOMA Litigation Cost) Cap Not a Cap?
On Monday, April 18, news broke that King & Spalding partner Paul Clement would be the lead outside counsel representing the House’s Bipartisan Legal Advisory...
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The King & Spalding DOMA Gag Rule?
King & Spalding employees are barred from advocating for the Respect for Marriage Act — the bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act...
