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Windsor asks U.S. Supreme Court to take up DOMA lawsuit
An octogenarian New York lesbian who recently won her case against the Defense of Marriage Act at the district court level is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up her lawsuit so that a final ruling can be made in her case.
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Marriage roundup: Supreme Court showdown on the horizon
All eyes are on the Supreme Court, with a big marriage showdown shaping up on the horizon. Two county clerks in Illinois have won right to defend the state’s marriage ban. And equality gets a thumbs up from Methodists, and a thumbs down — for now — from Presbyterians.
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U.S. House Democrats enter fight in California case against DOMA
WASHINGTON — A group of 132 House Democrats — led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) — filed on Tuesday a friend-of-the-court brief against the Defense of Marriage Act to assist litigation challenging the anti-gay law.
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Justice Department asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear two DOMA challenges
In a surprise move, the Obama Administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear two challenges relating to the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Round-up: Military benefits, Maryland opponents in debt, Spain ‘redefines’
A proposed new law would let the Army recognize the spouses of service-members for the first time ever. Anti-gay activists in Maryland collect enough signatures to force a referendum, but now they’re tens of thousands of dollars in debt. And seven years after legalizing marriage equality, Spain finally lets gay and lesbian couples into the dictionary.
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Boehner appeals DOMA cases to U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) attorneys on Friday formally appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court an appeals court decision determining the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional, according to a Democratic aide.
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Edith Windsor vs. the United States: Edie 4, U.S. 0
It seemed an intimate a moment as Edie drifted off to her memories. It was so sweet and it touched the depth of me. I was listening to a woman who fell in love at first sight and never stopped loving her partner of 44 years. “Did getting married after 42 years make a difference, Edie?”, I wondered. “Oh, Y E S ! It felt like we were finally recognized by friends and family and people around us. It felt wonderful!”
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Federal judge in New York latest to rule DOMA unconstitutional, unfairly discriminates
NEW YORK, NY — U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jones in Manhattan added herself to a growing list of federal judges across the nation on Wednesday by ruling that a key component of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unfairly discriminates against married same-sex couples by prohibiting them access to federal benefits available to married heterosexual couples.
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Another victory against DOMA, same-sex couples sue for marriage equality in Illinois
Another major blow to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) last week, and twenty-five couples sue for marriage in Illinois.
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Federal appeals panel agrees with lower court: DOMA unconstitutional
BOSTON — A federal appeals court in Boston on Thursday that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples, a groundbreaking ruling that all but guarantees the issue will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.