Challenging Federal Marriage Discrimination
In the first concerted, multi-plaintiff legal challenge to Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), GLAD filed a lawsuit on March 3, 2009, on behalf of eight married couples and three surviving spouses from Massachusetts who have been denied federal legal protections available to spouses.
GLAD Civil Rights Project Director Mary Bonauto explains GLAD's legal challenge.
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Briefing Complete in Gill v. OPM
Briefing in Gill v. OPM was completed on February 16, 2010 with the filing of our Plaintiff’s Reply Memo in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment. The next step in the case will be the scheduling of...
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Challenging DOMA - One Year In
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A year ago, we stood in a ballroom at the Parker House in Boston, a band of LGBT lawyers, same-sex married couples, and widowers, milling around the microphones, ready to go. We were there to...
Press Releases
GLAD Forcefully Responds to U.S. Motion to Dismiss DOMA Suit
Seeks Final Ruling in Favor of Plaintiff Couples
Stepping up its litigation challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts...
