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Gay-marriage win; progressive agenda loss? – News Features …
GLAD attorney Mary Bonauto, who successfully argued the 2003 Supreme Judicial Court case that first legalized same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, contended simply that DOMA constitutes a “classic equal protection” violation. …
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Same-Sex Marriage: Judges Claim the Final Word …Thus it takes a certain cool nerve for Judge Tauro to argue that DOMA broke with a tradition of federal restraint from meddling in “states' areas of sovereign concern,” and to say as …
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Vital Signs: Same-Sex Marriage: Judges Claim the Final Word
On November 18, 2003, Massachusetts became the only state to legalize same-sex marriage in the U.S, but because of the DOMA, federal recognition is out of the question. Same-sex unions have motivated vast controversy on moral grounds as …
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Civil Unions Versus Marriage – Legally Not the Same and What That …
It certainly has been a busy week in the BLGT community–specifically when it comes to the controversial topic of same sex marriage. In a landmark ruling, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was ruled as unconstitutional in Federal Court. …
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There's joy for same-sex marriage supporters in five states and the District of Columbia where it is legal and hopes are higher to see DOMA overturned …
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Rulings on gay marriage legality stoke activists' fires
Congress enacted DOMA when it seemed that Hawaii was on the verge of legalising gay marriage, and opponents feared that the movement would become a nationwide trend. States allowing same sex marriage are still a small minority. …
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Law History Philosophy: Judge rules US gay marriage ban …
By Kathleen Gilbert BOSTON, MA (LifeSiteNews.com) – A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which enshrines in.
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Federal Judge Rules Fed Gay 'Marriage' Ban Unconstitutional …
Yesterday, July 8, 2010, a federal judge overturned the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The act left it to the individual states to recognize same-sex marriage but prohibited partners in same-sex marriages from receiving the same federal benefits that heterosexual married couples receive. For more information see the news article at: www.boston.com
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Federal Judge Overturns US Ban on Same-Sex Marriage.MOV
In their analysis of Thursday's federal district court ruling on DOMA, the media forgot one important detail: there is no federal ban on gay marriage.
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