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Georgia representative introduced Defense of Marriage Act [this day at law]
May 7, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On May 7, 1996, former Representative Bob Barr of Georgia introduced the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the US House of Representatives. Under Section 3 of DOMA, "in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of the various administrative.... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on DOMA
March 27, 2013 by Julia Zebley
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in United States v. Windsor, the second of two cases the court heard this week on same-sex marriage. In Wednesday's argument, the court considered the validity of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal law that recognizes onl....... [more]
US Congress introduced legislation to repeal DOMA [this day at law]
March 16, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On March 16, 2011, Congressional Democrats introduced legislation seeking to redefine marriage and to repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage as a "a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife." DOMA prohibits the federal government from.... [more]
Businesses back same-sex marriage in briefs to Supreme Court
February 27, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
Businesses, cities, and other organizations filed two amicus curiae briefs with the US Supreme Court Tuesday in support of same-sex marriage. The groups urged the court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in US v. Windsor and Proposition 8 in Hollingsworth v. Perry. The businesses.... [more]
DOMA challenger files brief with US Supreme Court
February 26, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Attorneys for Edith Windsor, the respondent in US v. Windsor, filed a brief with the US Supreme Court on Tuesday arguing that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. Windsor, the surviving spouse of a same-sex couple, initiated the legal challenge to DOMA after she was denied the.... [more]
Federal judge allows veteran's challenge to DOMA
February 26, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
Judge Consuelo Marshall of the US District Court for the Central District of California on Monday allowed a US Army veteran's challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to move forward. Marshall refused to dismiss the lawsuit despite the Department of Justice (DOJ) calling for the case to be.... [more]
Three briefs filed with Supreme Court in case challenging DOMA
February 23, 2013 by Julie Deisher
Three briefs on the merits were filed with the US Supreme Court in the case US v. Windsor on Friday on the issues of the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and of whether the Court even has the authority to decide such a question. The Obama Administration filed a brief.... [more]
Supreme Court urged not to rule on DOMA
January 25, 2013 by Addison Morris
Harvard law professor Vicki Jackson argued in a brief filed Thursday that the US Supreme Court does not have the power to review the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 (DOMA). Upon agreeing to review the constitutionality of DOMA's Section 3 in United States v..... [more]
Federal appeals court strikes down part of DOMA
October 18, 2012 by Daniel Mullen
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Section 3 defines "marriage" under federal law as a "legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife" and "spouse" as a "person of the opposite sex who is a.... [more]
Obama reaffirmed support for DOMA repeal [this day at law]
October 1, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On October 1, 2011, US President Barack Obama gave a speech reaffirming his intent to fight for the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Among measures discussed that his administration had undertaken for equal rights, President Obama cited the recent repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (.... [more]
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