Massachusetts
Federal Government Defends DOMA
Mon, 2010-10-11 23:00 — AnonymousBOSTON, MA—The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday defended the federal law defining marriage as between a man and a woman by appealing two rulings in Massachusetts by a judge who called the law unconstitutional for denying federal benefits to gay married couples. Read more »
Amended Judgment Entered in DOMA Challenge
Tue, 2010-08-17 23:00 — AnonymousBOSTON—An amended judgment was entered August 18, 2010 in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, GLAD's challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Simultaneously, a stay was issued pending any appeal by the government to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. It supersedes a judgment entered by the federal district court on August 12, 2010. Read more »
DOMA Victories in Federal Court
Thu, 2010-07-08 00:00 — Stephen J. HylandBOSTON—A federal court judge has ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which established a federal definition of marriage which excluded same-sex marriages, is unconstitutional. Read more »
