Connecticut
GLAD Files DOMA Challenge in CT
Tue, 2010-11-09 00:00 — AnonymousHARTFORD, CT—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed its second major, multi-plaintiff lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the government's denial of protections and responsibilities to married gay and lesbian couples. Today's action specifically addresses married couples in Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire, and comes on the heels of GLAD's Massachusetts Federal District Court ruling this summer finding DOMA Section 3 unconstitutional. Read more »
Connecticut Civil Union Partner Denied Loss of Consortium Claim
Fri, 2010-07-02 00:00 — AnonymousHARTFORD—A Superior Court jury has awarded more than $1.3 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit that had tested whether an unmarried same-sex partner could recover for loss of consortium. Read more »
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