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Democrats urge Supreme Court to overturn anti-gay marriage law
WASHINGTON — More than 200 congressional Democrats are urging the Supreme Court to overturn a key provision of the federal law against gay marriage.
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ASA brief: Parents’ sexual orientation has no bearing on children’s well-being
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has weighed in on the same-sex marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, filing an amicus brief Thursday outlining social science research that shows “children fare just as well” when raised by same-sex or heterosexual parents.
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Eric Holder: Marriage equality ‘really the latest civil rights issue’
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that marriage equality for gays and lesbians is the next big civil rights issue.
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Hundreds of U.S. companies, cities ask Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
BOSTON — Nearly 300 corporations, cities, and other organizations filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, encouraging it to overturn a section of the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits and recognition to same-sex couples.
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Big push to support same-sex marriage at U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Prominent Republicans, retired military leaders and U.S. businesses are among the factions ready to ask the Supreme Court to support marriage equality in two cases up for argument next month.
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Edith Windsor calls on U.S. Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
Edith Windsor, the New York widow who was forced to pay $363,000 in estate taxes in 2009 upon the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, made her case to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, filing a brief in her challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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Judge refuses to dismiss gay California veteran’s lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — A lawsuit brought by a lesbian U.S. Army veteran and her wife over the denial of disability benefits can move forward over the objections of the Department of Justice, a federal judge in California ruled Monday.
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Suze Orman: Gay Americans pay more taxes for fewer rights
Personal finance expert Suze Orman says that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bars the federal government from recognizing legal same-sex marriages, imposes steep financial penalties on gay and lesbian couples.
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Obama administration urges U.S. Supreme Court to strike down DOMA
The Obama administration on Friday filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing why it considers the federal Defense of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional.
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Poll: Majority of voters agree, Defense of Marriage Act discriminates
A new poll released Tuesday by the Center for American Progress and Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), found that an increasing number of voters see the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as discriminatory.