All posts tagged "house"
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House Approves Rules Permitting Continued Defense of DOMA
As one of their first acts of the 113th Congress, the House of Representatives voted to allow the House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to continue...
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Republican-Led New Hampshire House Overwhelmingly Rejects Marriage Equality Repeal
With a 211 to 116 vote on Wednesday, March 21, the New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected a bill to repeal the state’s marriage equality...
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Marriage Equality Passes NJ Assembly 42-33, 12 More Votes Needed for Veto Override
The New Jersey General Assembly has passed the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act by a vote of 42-33, according to The New York Times...
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Out LGBT Members of Congress Laud Barney Frank’s Service
Today’s announcement by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) that he will not be seeking re-election in 2012 will have an impact on the character of the...
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Barney Frank Retiring, News Conference in Massachusetts This Afternoon
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not be seeking re-election to the House of Representatives, putting an end date on his more than 30 years in...
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CREW Files Complaint Over House DOMA Defense, Boehner Spokesman Calls It “Stupid”
Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics against House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) regarding the...
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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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Duncan Hunter Aims to Delay DADT Repeal
Just in from the office of Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.): During consideration of the national defense authorization act this week by the House Armed Services...
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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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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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Looking Into the DOMA Defense Contract
The contract between House General Counsel Kerry Kircher and attorney Paul Clement, on behalf of King & Spalding, to “represent the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group...
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Speaker Boehner’s DOMA Defense Lawyer, Paul Clement, Is Announced — and Faces Questions
Today, the House of Representatives Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, through Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), announced that it would be intervening in cases challenging the Defense...
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“Defending Marriage” House Hearing Panelists Set for Friday
On Friday, April 15, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution will take a look at “Defending Marriage” in a hearing called by the subcommittee...
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House Subcommittee Talks DADT Repeal Implementation with Pentagon Officials
[Photo: House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee members listen to testimony about the implementation of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act. (Photo by Chris...
