BY ARI EZRA WALDMANThree cases. Three courts. One result.Whether it was Judge Jeffrey White of the Northern District of California, Judge … [Read more...] about Why Is This DOMA Case Different From All Others?
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Cancer-Stricken Lesbian Soldier Fights for Her Life, Family’s Equality: VIDEO
Here's a sobering and important video from Freedom to Marry and SLDN for their Freedom to Serve, Freedom to Marry campaign against DOMA featuring … [Read more...] about Cancer-Stricken Lesbian Soldier Fights for Her Life, Family’s Equality: VIDEO
Citing Her Advanced Age, Edie Windsor, 83, Petitions Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging DOMA
On June 6th, U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Jones ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional in the Edith Windsor case, … [Read more...] about Citing Her Advanced Age, Edie Windsor, 83, Petitions Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging DOMA
Class Action Suit Challenging DOMA Filed by Immigrant from Phillippines and Her Wife
The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Jane DeLeon and her wife Irma Rodriguez seeking to … [Read more...] about Class Action Suit Challenging DOMA Filed by Immigrant from Phillippines and Her Wife
‘New York Times’ Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down DOMA
In an editorial, the NYT looks at the possibility that SCOTUS will take up a DOMA case and urges the Court to strike down the discriminatory law: It … [Read more...] about ‘New York Times’ Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down DOMA
American Psychological Association, American Medical Association And Others File Brief In DOMA Suit
Over half-a-dozen medical groups, including the American Psychological Association, the American Medical Association and the American Academy of … [Read more...] about American Psychological Association, American Medical Association And Others File Brief In DOMA Suit
132 House Democrats File Friendly Brief In California DOMA Case
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and 131 other House Democrats are throwing themselves into Karen Golinski's discrimination lawsuit against the … [Read more...] about 132 House Democrats File Friendly Brief In California DOMA Case
Judge Denies GOP-Led Effort To Halt DOMA Case
A judge in Connecticut today rejected the Republican-controlled House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group's petition to stay proceedings in Pedersen … [Read more...] about Judge Denies GOP-Led Effort To Halt DOMA Case
The DOJ Asks the Supreme Court to Overturn DOMA
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN The Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the Supreme Court to hear the final appeals in Massachusetts v. Dep't of … [Read more...] about The DOJ Asks the Supreme Court to Overturn DOMA
Justice Department Pushes DOMA Cases Toward Supreme Court
The Supreme Court may have its docket full of LGBT-related cases come October, when it goes back into session. Mere days after word spread that … [Read more...] about Justice Department Pushes DOMA Cases Toward Supreme Court