DOMA violates equal protection
The federal law defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman violates equal protection, the 2nd Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment. Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act provides...
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Maine, Maryland, Washington enact same-sex marriage
Three more states legalized same-sex marriage on Election Day, bringing the total number of jurisdictions nationwide recognizing it to double digits. In Maine, Maryland and Washington, voters approved...
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Justices agree to hear Defense of Marriage Act case
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in a challenge to the federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman, but also hinted that the case could be decided on procedural...
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Justices take up California same-sex marriage ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether California’s Proposition 8, the voter approved referendum banning same-sex marriage, violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause....
View ArticleSame-sex marriage doesn’t void partnership terms
A man’s same-sex marriage did not automatically invalidate his waiver of spousal property rights under a prior domestic partnership agreement, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming...
View ArticleIllinois Senate advances same-sex marriage
In another attempt to legalize gay marriage in Illinois, the Senate passed a bill and sent it to the House for consideration. Last year, Illinois considered similar legislation which failed to pass....
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Justices tackle California gay marriage case
WASHINGTON – During heated arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court over California’s voter-approved constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, the justices verbally tussled with attorneys arguing...
View ArticleMother’s same-sex spouse must be listed as parent
The state was required to issue a birth certificate naming a mother’s same-sex spouse as the parent of a child born during the marriage, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment. The...
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Court strikes down DOMA, nixes Prop 8 appeal
WASHINGTON – In a ruling that will have an immediate effect on more than 1,000 federal laws and programs, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, holding that the law...
View ArticleJudge allows challenge to Michigan’s same-sex marriage law
U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a same-sex couple challenging a Michigan law that prevents them from adopting each other’s children. In DeBoer v. Snyder,...
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