Challenging Federal Marriage Discrimination
GLAD is challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Section 3 in two cases: Pedersen v. O.P.M., on behalf of married couples and widowers in Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire, and Gill v. O.P.M., on behalf of married couples and widowers in Massachusetts.
GLAD Keeps the Pressure on in Second Challenge to DOMA
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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...
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Just the Facts, Maggie
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When the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Constitution held an April 15 hearing called “Defending Marriage,” we knew it would not be a friendly forum. Although the focus of the hearing was on the...
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In Historic First, Appellate Court Will Decide Constitutionality of DOMA
Boston, MA—On Wednesday, April 4, seven married same-sex couples and three widowers went to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to hear appellate arguments in their challenge to Section 3...