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Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional by judge
Chicago Tribune
A judge on Wednesday declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and ordered the federal government to ignore the statute and provide health benefits to the wife of a lesbian federal court employee. The ruling by US District Judge ...
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Federal judge rules government cannot deny health benefits to same-sex spouses
Fox News
US District Judge Jeffrey White said that because the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex married couples, the government's refusal to furnish health insurance to Karen Golinski's wife is unjustified.
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Bay Area couple wins case against federal same-sex marriage law
San Jose Mercury News
By Mike Rosenberg Karen Golinski, left, and Amy Cunninghis, who are challenging federal restrictions on health benefits under the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court in San Francisco, at their home in San Francisco on Friday, October 21, 2011.
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Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules in California Case
Los Angeles Times
A federal judge on Wednesday declared the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and ordered the federal government to extend health benefits to the same-sex spouse of a San Francisco lawyer employed by the federal courts.
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DOMA's Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
Metro Weekly
Today, the US District Court for the Northern District of California issued its order finding that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act -- the federal definition of marriage -- is unconstitutional in Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, ...
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Sarkozy risks 'gay vote' over same-sex marriage stance
FRANCE 24
In May 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy promised gay voters the right to marry. Five years later and no closer to the altar, where have his gay supporters gone? FRANCE 24 takes a look into the French gay vote, and its unexpected emergence on the far-right.
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DOMA ruled unconstitutional by 2nd federal judge
San Francisco Chronicle
The government's denial of all federal benefits to same-sex married couples is an irrational and unconstitutional act of discrimination, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, a step toward a likely Supreme Court test of the law known as the Defense of ...
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Gay marriage debate enters homestretch in Maryland legislature, final vote ...
Washington Post
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Senate is set to debate and vote on a bill that would legalize gay marriage. After a request by Republicans to delay the measure, discussion is expected to begin Thursday morning. Debate comes less than a week after the ...
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COLUMN: United States must defend gay marriage in Supreme Court
Oklahoma Daily
Now that the 9th Circuit has ruled on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, which is the referendum that passed in 2008 banning the newly established right to marry for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens, we now can get a better picture ...
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Blogs5 new results for marriage
 
Judge rules Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional | The Raw ...
By Eric W. Dolan
A district court judge ruled Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act discriminated against married same sex couples and violated the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law. The Defense of Marriage Act was enacted in ...
The Raw Story
N.C. takes center stage in gay marriage battle | CharlotteObserver ...
North Carolina is looking to catch a wave that crested eight years ago by asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and civil unions.
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Post-acquisition, SAP and SuccessFactors outline where marriage is ...
By Sean Ludwig
In what might be the most-jargon-filled press release ever, enterprise-software giant SAP announced Wednesday how it will incorporate and improve SuccessFactors' enterprise cloud services, after completing its purchase of the company last ...
VentureBeat
Why Gay Marriage is Winning - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine
By Joshua Swain
With Washington state recently legalizing same-sex unions and Maryland about to follow suit, gay marriage hasn't been on this big a roll since Bert and Ernie first shacked up on Sesame Street. When Maryland finalizes its bill, seven states and ...
Hit & Run
GOP guv loses hairdresser over 'gay' marriage
By -NO AUTHOR-
Antonio Darden, a popular stylist who runs Antonio's Hair Studio in Santa Fe, said he cut Martinez' hair three times, but that's it – unless she changes her mind about gay marriage. "The governor's aides called not too long ago, wanting another ...
WND


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