Federal Discrimination News
Department of Justice Files Motion to Dismiss GLAD’s DOMA Section 3 Challenge
The Department of Justice filed a motion today to dismiss GLAD’s case Gill v. Office of Personnel Management. Their motion can be read here: DOJ Motion To Dismiss.
Read the Boston Globe story: “US lawyers defend letter of gay marriage ban”
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GLAD Mourns the Passing of Senator Kennedy
We at GLAD were saddened today to hear of the passing of our great ally and civil rights champion, Senator Edward Kennedy.
ABA Passes Resolution Urging Repeal of DOMA Section 3
The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates voted at its 2009 annual meeting in Chicago last week to pass a resolution calling for Congress to repeal Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which disrespects the legal marriages of same-sex couples for the purposes of federal …
Amended Complaint Filed in DOMA Challenge
On Friday, July 31, GLAD filed an amended complaint in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, our lawsuit challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act.
In the amended complaint, we officially added tax plaintiffs Mary and Dorene Bowe-Shulman and Marlin Nabors and Jonathan Knight. We …
Commonwealth Files Suit Challenging DOMA Sec 3
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley today announced that the Commonwealth has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
The suit, Commonwealth v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, states that “In enacting …
Statement of Mary Bonauto on DNC Fundraiser
There have been recent discussions regarding whether our LGBT community should support the Democratic National Committee (DNC) at an upcoming fundraiser. For the reasons below, I have decided that I will not be attending that fundraiser next week.
I was invited as a guest, and not as a …
GLAD DOMA Plaintiff Can Get Passport in Married Name
Keith Toney, a plaintiff in the lawsuit Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, will be able to get a U.S. passport in his married name. That is the result of a May 27, 2009 change in policy at the State Department regarding the issuance of passports to people who have changed their name after …
LGBT Groups Decry Obama Admin’s Defense of DOMA
LGBT Legal, Advocacy Groups Decry Obama Administration’s Defense of DOMA
We are very surprised and deeply disappointed in the manner in which the Obama administration has defended the so-called Defense of Marriage Act against Smelt v. United States, a lawsuit brought in federal court in …
MA Attorney General and Senator John Kerry Express Strong Support for GLAD’s DOMA Section 3 Lawsuit
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and Senator John Kerry have both issued strong statements of support for GLAD’s legal challenge to Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
“We strongly support the efforts of GLAD and its clients to pursue equal rights for all …
GLAD Files Suit Challenging DOMA Section 3
GLAD has filed the first concerted, multi-plaintiff legal challenge to Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Gill et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al. targets the denial of certain federal rights and protections to married same-sex couples in Massachusetts. This …