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| Defense of Marriage Act appears headed to Supreme Court after appeals court ... Fox News BOSTON – A battle over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Thursday that denying benefits to married gay couples is unconstitutional. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.S. marriage law unconstitutionally denies benefits to gay couples, appeals ... Detroit Free Press By Denise Lavoie Associated Press BOSTON -- A federal appeals court declared Thursday that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to wind up before the US ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Marriage Law Struck Down by Appeals Court Wall Street Journal By JESS BRAVIN A federal appeals court in Boston ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional Thursday, finding that the 1996 law denying benefits to same-sex spouses improperly targeted a minority group and infringed on states' prerogatives over ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Federal appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional Los Angeles Times By David G. Savage WASHINGTON -- The US appeals court in Boston became the first such court to strike down as unconstitutional the federal Defense of Marriage Act, ruling Thursday that it unfairly denies equal benefits to legally married same-sex ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Defense of Marriage Act Ruled Unconstitutional by Appeals Court San Francisco Chronicle June 1 (Bloomberg) -- The heart of the US Defense of Marriage Act, which definines marriage as only a heterosexual union, was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court in Boston. Plaintiffs in Boston challenged Section 3 of the act, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, federal appeals court declares Washington Post A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional because it denies equal rights for legally married same-sex couples, making it likely that the Supreme Court will consider the politically divisive issue for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Key part of federal gay marriage law ruled unconstitutional Los Angeles Times A federal appeals court in Boston says the government cannot deny federal benefits to same-sex couples legally married in their home states. Advocates of gay rights demonstrate in Boston in 2007. A Boston-based federal appeals court has struck down a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gay marriage fight likely heads to high court Boston Herald By Matt Stout A federal appeals court's landmark ruling yesterday declaring the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional not only gave scores of same-sex couples a rousing victory in their fight to shed their "second-class citizen" label, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Federal appeals court in Boston rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional Boston.com By John R. Ellement and Martin Finucane, Globe Staff A federal appeals court in Boston today declared unconstitutional the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union of only a man and a woman. "We won,'' said Laura Kiritsy, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Court: Defense of Marriage Act discriminates USA TODAY BOSTON (AP) – A US appeals court Thursday declared that the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a ruling all but certain to wind up before the US Supreme Court. The unanimous ruling said ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Boston appeals court rules Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional ... By Mallory Simon, CNN News blog editor The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has ruled the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, discriminates against gay couples. This Just In | ||
| Marriage Tends to Stabilize Happiness | Psych Central News By Rick Nauert PhD A new study discovers that marriage safeguards individuals against normal declines in happiness during adulthood. Michigan State University researchers also. Psych Central News | ||
| Judge Declares Federal Law Banning Same Sex Marriage Both ... By Erin Gloria Ryan The First Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled today that the Defense of Marriage Act, that Clinton-era relic designed to defend the institution of marriage against gays like a football team defends the end zone (if the gays get into the marriage ... Jezebel | ||
| Cuba Backing Gay Marriage? - Paul Kengor - Townhall ... By Paul Kengor [M]y area of research is the communist movement. I had just published an article on the longstanding Marxist/communist position against traditional marriage. I quoted Karl Marx on the 'abolition of the family' and underscored the anti-family ... Townhall's Recent Columns | ||
| Boston Appeals Court: Defense Of Marriage Act Unconstitutional ... By carloscbs5 The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the Defense of Marriage Act discriminates against married same-sex couples by denying them federal benefits. CBS San Francisco |
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