Federal Discrimination News
Dates Set for SCOTUS to Hear Prop 8, DOMA Arguments
The Supreme Court has set the dates it will hear oral argument in cases challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8.
The Court will hear argument in Hollingsworth v. Perry - the California marriage or “Prop 8” case on March 26. The Court will hear argument in …
Briefing Schedule Released in U.S. v. Windsor
The United States Supreme Court has released the briefing schedule for U.S. v. Windsor, the case the Court will hear this term challenging the constitutionality of Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Briefs on the jurisdictional question are due February 20. Briefs on the merits …
Supreme Court to Hear DOMA, Prop 8 Challenges
Today, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in United States v. Windsor which challenges the constitutionality of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The Court also granted a hearing to Hollingsworth v. Perry, the challenge to California’s Proposition 8. …
No News from Supreme Court on DOMA Today
Update: No news from the Supreme Court today on DOMA, Prop 8 or other LGBT-related matters. The next day we are likely to hear something is Friday, December 7.
GLAD Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Pedersen DOMA Challenge
Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) asked the Supreme Court to review Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management, a lawsuit challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits federal recognition of the marriages of same-sex couples. GLAD is representing six …
GLAD Lawsuit Results in Another Federal Court Striking Down DOMA Section 3
Today, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional as a violation of equal protection guarantees. Her ruling comes with respect to claims brought by six married same-sex couples and one widower from the states of Connecticut, New …
GLAD To Respond to DOJ, BLAG Petitions for Supreme Court Review of DOMA Case Gill
DOJ Filing Follows Last Week’s BLAG Move
GLAD will respond by August 2 to the petition filed last night by the Department of Justice for certiorari in the case Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOJ’s filing comes on the heels of …
Congressional Leadership Seeks Supreme Court Review of GLAD’s DOMA Case Gill
Case Could be Decided in 2012-2013 SCOTUS Term
Congressional leadership in the form of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) today filed a petition for certiorari in the case Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
The petition …
U.S. First Circuit Appeals Court Unanimously Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
In a 3-0 ruling, the First Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the U.S. District Court decision in GLAD’s case Gill v. Office of Personnel Management finding the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.
This marks the first time that a Federal Appeals Court has found DOMA …
Federal Court Hears First Appellate Arguments Challenging DOMA
For the first time, a Federal Appeals Court heard arguments about the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Seven married same-sex couples and three widowers, plaintiffs in GLAD’s case Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, went to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the …