All posts tagged "doma"
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Maryland attorney general urges Supreme Court to strike down DOMA, Prop. 8
“Proposition 8 deprives the children of same-sex couples of the benefits of being raised in a secure, protected family unit with two married parents. In...
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Kimpton, Marriott, JetBlue and Disney among those asking the high court to end DOMA
Many heavy hitters in the travel industry were among the nearly 300 companies, organizations and local goverments that signed on to a brief filed with...
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Nearly 300 employers urge Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
Nearly 300 businesses and city governments filed a brief with the Supreme Court today calling for the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which forbids federal...
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Solicitor General Files Fair-minded DOMA Brief
The new media were ablaze on the evening of Feb. 22 after U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli filed a brief in United States v. Windsor...
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Obama administration calls on Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
The Obama administration urged the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act in a brief filed Friday, declaring the 1996 federal law...
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Pentagon announces extension of certain benefits to same-sex military families
Same-sex military families will begin to receive a number of benefits previously denied to them as early as this summer, the Department of Defense announced...
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Citing Supreme Court cases, Indiana lawmakers postpone vote on same-sex marriage ban
Indiana lawmakers postponed a vote today on a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in the state until next year, The Indianapolis Star reports. ...
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John McCain: Immigration rights for same-sex couples “not of paramount importance”
Hours before President Barack Obama is set the unveil his immigration plan during a speech in Las Vegas, Sen. John McCain said that comprehensive immigration...
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What GOP’s $3 million DOMA defense could buy
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act on March 27, House Republicans have spent...
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House Republicans attack Obama, note gay power in DOMA brief
House Republicans urged the Supreme Court to uphold the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which forbids federal recognition of same-sex marriage, in a brief filed...
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Frank Talk
Barney Frank is office-less a few hours after the Jan. 3 swearing-in ceremony for the 113th Congress, having moved out of the large office he...
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Democratic leaders blast House Republicans for $3 million defense of DOMA
House Democratic leaders slammed Speaker John Boehner today for “secretly” raising the cap on the legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act to $3...
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Log Cabin Republicans Urge GOP to “Get It Right on Gay Marriage”
In a full-page ad published in The Hill newspaper today, Log Cabin Republicans urged Congressional Republicans to “Get It Right on Gay Marriage.” Commending the...
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No White House Updates on Proposition 8 Case
One day after the Supreme Court announced arguments on the two cases before the court regarding same-sex marriage are scheduled for late March, the White House...
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Supreme Court Sets Marriage Dates
For two days in late March, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the two cases before the high court regarding same-sex marriage, the justices...
