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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...
Business, Labor, Congressional Reps, Medical and Legal Experts Take Aim at DOMA
(Photo: Plaintiff Dean Hara with his late spouse, Rep Gerry Studds)
Supporters of Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, GLAD’s challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), have filed...
GLAD Defends its Win in Gill Case and Attacks BLAG’s Justifications for DOMA
GLAD has filed another vigorous attack on the constitutionality of the federal “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA). In a legal brief submitted to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, GLAD...
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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...
It’s Tax Time: Good News/Bad News
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I was on vacation for a couple of weeks, and so although I intended to send in my blog post from Puerto Vallarta, it just didn’t happen—somehow beach won out over blog. But I’m back, and now that we...
GLAD Goes to Washington
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Yesterday I had the honor of accompanying Nancy Gill and Marcelle Letourneau, the lead plaintiffs in Gill v. OPM, GLAD’s First Circuit DOMA challenge, along with attorney Mary Bonauto, to Washington,...
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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...
In Historic First, Appellate Court Will Decide Constitutionality of DOMA
GLAD Attorneys and Plaintiffs Will Hold Media Availability Following Arguments
Boston, MA—On Wednesday, April 4, seven married same-sex couples and three widowers will go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to hear appellate arguments in their challenge to...
Business, Labor, Congressional Reps, Medical and Legal Experts Take Aim at DOMA in Gill Amici Briefs
Today, supporters of Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, GLAD’s challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), filed 11 amici curiae briefs in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in...