Pelosi, Boehner Wrestle Over Shift in Gay Marriage Support
Olivier Douliery/Pool via Bloomberg(WASHINGTON) — With the Supreme Court set to hear arguments on same-sex marriage next week, two more prominent lawmakers took time to express their unwavering views on the issue.When asked about his defense of the De…
White House Brief Foreshadows Supreme Court Arguments on Gay Marriage
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The White House has asked the Supreme Court to strike down a main provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, but in the legal paper filed with the judiciary it may have signaled a wider push for same-sex marriage as…
Second Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Key Provision of DOMA
Jeffrey Hamilton/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court in New York Thursday struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling that section 3 of the federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman violate…
DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Appeals Court
Photos.com/Thinkstock(BOSTON) – A federal appeals court in Boston has ruled unconstitutional a key portion of the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.The appeals court ruled that the law…
Federal Judge in California Strikes Down Key Provision of DOMA
Hemera/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — A federal judge in California Wednesday night struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as applied to a federal employee who sought benefits for her same-sex spouse.While this is not the first…