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Tenn. city to offer benefits to same-sex domestic partners of city workers
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — Collegedale has become the first Tennessee city to offer benefits to same-sex domestic partners of city workers.
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Mo. Supreme Court to take another look at gay partner’s survivor benefits case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Supreme Court decision about federal benefits for gay couples has prompted the Missouri Supreme Court to take a second look at a pending case.
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ACLU files suit in Mont. seeking benefits for same-sex couples
HELENA, Mont. — A civil-rights organization has filed a new lawsuit against the state in an attempt to win for gay couples the same benefits that married couples have.
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Civil unions not the same as marriage when it comes to federal benefits
WASHINGTON — Same-sex couples in a civil union will not be eligible for most federal benefits now available to married, same-sex couples.
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Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling has private employers tweaking benefits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law.
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OPM announces benefits for married federal employees with same-sex spouse
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the government agency manages the civil service of federal employees, said Friday that it will begin extending federal benefits to employees with a lawfully married same-sex spouse.
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Supreme Court gay marriage ruling will benefit many veterans’ spouses
Just two years ago, gays and lesbians were prevented from serving openly in the military. Now, with the Supreme Court ruling this week, same-sex spouses of gay veterans and service members will be able to share in their benefits.
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Federal judge blocks Mich. ban on domestic partner benefits
DETROIT — A federal judge on Friday blocked Michigan’s ban on domestic partner benefits for employees who work in school districts and local governments.
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Get ready for new benefits in wake of Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage
Two bad laws died on June 26. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a state and a federal law that defined marriage as something for heterosexual couples only. For the 130,000 legally-married couples in the U.S., this means an end to second-class status and end to a stigma in the law. … And while the right to marry is not in the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court has, in at least 14 cases since 1888, ruled that marriage is a fundamental right.
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Supreme Court rejects appeals in gay rights cases from Ariz., Nev.
WASHINGTON — Gay marriage advocates marked another victory Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected appeals from Arizona and Nevada involving the rights of same-sex couples.