The U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year striking down part of a statute barring the recognition of same-sex marriage under federal law has created confusion on the ground as same-sex couples begin applying for benefits they still may not ...
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WASHINGTON — In a major victory for gay rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage ...
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WASHINGTON — In a major victory for gay rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the resumption of same-sex marriage ...
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The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed poised this week to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act as an unconstitutional intrusion on the authority of states to regulate marriage. Such a ruling would allow the court to ...
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Read More »Dolan Media Newswires — House Republicans signed authorized an increase the maximum amount Paul Clement and his colleagues at Bancroft can be paid to defend the Defense of Marriage Act from $1.5 million to $2 million — and Democrats were ...
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Read More »The solicitor general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ignore the front of the line in the Defense of Marriage Act petitions for certiorari and instead agree to hear the last one filed. Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr., ...
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Read More »New filing are expected at the U.S. Supreme Court in pending certiorari petitions involving the constitutional challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, a law prohibiting the federal recognition of same-sex marriages even where they are allowed under state law. ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — A divided Second Circuit struck down the Defense of Marriage Act Thursday as unconstitutional, joining an appeals court in Boston in rejecting the law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The U.S. Supreme ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — A Justice Department lawyer has been forced by a federal appeals panel in New York to explain the government’s decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act. Acting Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery was put in ...
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Read More »The three states that comprise the Second Circuit are presenting the U.S. Court of Appeals with a unique question regarding the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The states, whose attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief, want the Court of ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — The 82-year-old plaintiff in a lawsuit that challenged the federal Defense of Marriage Act said Thursday she was delighted and elated by a New York judge’s ruling in her favor. “Obviously I’m thrilled with the judge’s decision,” ...
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Read More »WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to repeal a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, but the legislation lacks votes for passage in the House or Senate. The vote was 10-8, ...
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