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Federal appeals court: DOMA discriminates against married, same-sex couples
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that the federal “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples.
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Boehner maxes out $1.5 million cost cap for DOMA defense
The House Republican-led panel that has taken up defense of the Defense of Marriage Act in court has maxed out the $1.5 million cost cap set to hire private attorneys to advocate for the anti-gay law, according to a report from Democratic lawmakers.
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Historic U.S. Supreme Court session opens Monday
Perhaps the most historic U.S. Supreme Court session ever for the LGBT community gets underway officially October 1, with a record nine gay-related cases seeking review, all involving same-sex marriage.
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Supreme Court: Proposition 8, three other LGBT cases, not on court’s list
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday included no same-sex marriage cases in its first announcement of what lower court decisions it will review during the 2012-13 session. Legal activists will almost certainly begin speculating now whether the high court is preparing to refuse to hear an appeal to preserve California’s same-sex marriage ban, Proposition 8. That action could come as early as Monday, October 1, or be pending for weeks.
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LGBT rights take center stage at Supreme Court: What to expect this week
On Monday the United States Supreme Court returns from its summer break. From their very first day back on the job, the justices will begin considering what is surely the largest number of LGBT equality cases that they have ever faced in a single term. And these aren’t just any cases, either. The cases on the Court’s fall docket have the potential to become watershed moments in the history of the LGBT movement…
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Ginsburg predicts DOMA will ‘most likely’ be before SCOTUS within the year
BOULDER, Colo. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Wednesday said that she believes the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will likely go to the high court within the next year.
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GOP senators introduce bill to prohibit same-sex ceremonies on military bases
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Senators on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit same-sex unions from being held on military bases.
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to hear two additional DOMA cases
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed legal briefs with the Supreme Court asking justices to take up two additional cases challenging the Defense of Marriage Act upon their return from summer recess.
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More states call for ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ to be declared unconstitutional
The state of Vermont on Friday joined New York and Connecticut in asking a federal appeals court to rule that the law defining marriage as between a man and a woman is unconstitutional.
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House Democrats intercede on behalf of N.Y. widow against DOMA
House Democrats are yet again interceding on behalf of litigation challenging the Defense of Marriage Act — this time as one of 15 parties expected to file legal briefs before an appellate court in a case involving a lesbian New York widower.