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| Marriage Law Goes to Court Wall Street Journal By GEOFFREY A. FOWLER The US law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman went before a federal appeals court for the first time Wednesday, setting the stage for a battle over the constitutional rights of same-sex couples that could end at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Federal appeals court takes up Defense of Marriage Act Los Angeles Times An appeals court hears arguments on whether to nullify part of the 1996 law that denies certain rights and benefits to same-sex married couples. The case is likely to head to the Supreme Court. Massachusetts Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley speaks to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Boston appeals court hears gay-marriage law case The Associated Press By DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer – 1 minute ago BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer for gay married couples argued Wednesday that a law that denies them a host of federal benefits given to heterosexual couples amounts to "across-the-board disrespect" and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DOMA challenge gets appeals court hearing San Francisco Chronicle Washington -- A closely watched constitutional challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA, went before a US appeals court for the first time Wednesday, setting the stage for a possible Supreme Court decision next year on whether legally ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Court hears appeals over anti-gay marriage law Chicago Tribune BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court in Boston heard arguments on Wednesday about the constitutionality of a law that denies federal benefits to married same-sex couples - a case with implications for gay marriage across the United States. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lawyers joust over Defense of Marriage Act in Boston federal appeals court Boston.com By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff Lawyers for the state of Massachusetts and a group representing 17 plaintiffs urged a federal appeals court panel this morning to strike down a federal law that defines marriage as a union only of a man and a woman. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| There's nothing rational about marriage discrimination Boston.com (blog) I was particularly perplexed by Paul Clement, the attorney flown in by Republican House Speaker John Boehner and the US House of Representatives' Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group to defend the "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA) after the Department of ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| DOMA Challenge: Boston Appeals Court Hears Gay-Marriage Law ... By The Huffington Post News Editors BOSTON -- A lawyer for gay married couples argued Wednesday that a law that denies them a host of federal benefits given to heterosexual couples amounts to "across-the-board disrespect" and should be struck down as unconstitutional. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com | ||
| Four Former DNC Chairs Endorse Marriage Equality In Democratic ... By The Huffington Post News Editors WASHINGTON -- Four former chairs of the Democratic National Committee called on the party on Wednesday to embrace marriage equality in the 2012 Democratic platform. "We are proud that the Democratic Party fights for working families, ... The Huffington Post | Full News Feed | ||
| Bristol Palin, Genius, to Enter 'Trial Marriage' on Reality TV By Katie J.M. Baker Bristol Palin will enter a "trial marriage" — an undertaking known to most of us as "move in with" — with her boyfriend Giacinto "Gino" Paoletti, a 21-year-old pipeline worker with a known proclivity for racist Facebook posts. Naturally, the ... Jezebel | ||
| Memos in NOM suit reveal anti-gay-marriage strategies | MinnPost By Beth Hawkins The documents, exhibits in a lawsuit filed by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), outline a broad political strategy to "drive a wedge between gays and blacks," "expose [Barack] Obama as a social radical" and even to ensure that the ... The Latest posts on MinnPost | ||
| Bristol Palin Will Try Marriage On New Reality Show By Kaydi Poirier Bristol and her boyfriend will try her hand at marriage for the filming of her new Lifetime show, 'Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp.' Will their test run lead. Hollywood Life |
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