Nanette Lepore

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Showing posts with label DOMA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DOMA. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Federal Judge: DOMA is Unconstitutional; Congress acting "like an Ostrich"

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In a brilliantly-crafted decision, Federal District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White of the Northern District of California has found DOMA Uncon...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Can the President refuse to defend a law?

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After it was announced that the Obama Administration would no longer defend DOMA in court, Republican Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown had...

BREAKING: Obama will not defend DOMA

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US Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the US will no longer defend Sec 3of DOMA (“Defense of Marriage Act”) in court. This sec...
Monday, January 03, 2011

2011: The Year for GLBT Federal Income Tax Civil Disobedience

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For as long as there has been a federal income tax (1917), the federal government has asked taxpayers to indicate their marital status on th...
Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Proposition 8 Overturned: Supreme Court Battle Looms

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At 4:50 pm EST this afternoon, Federal District Court Judge Vaughan R. Walker (District of Northern California)overturned California's P...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

DOMA, Prop 8 and Appeals: Outcomes and Next Steps

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Yesterday's holding by a Federal District Court Judge that DOMA is Unconstitutional is a big step...but not the end. This was a decisio...
Thursday, July 08, 2010

BREAKING NEWS: Federal Court overturns DOMA!

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From the Boston Globe: Judge declares US gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional July 8, 2010 05:21 PM By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff A fede...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Fiscal Conservatives: Ending DOMA is a responsible step

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Robert and Carl* are a gay couple who have been together for several years. They live in a state that permits same-sex marriage, and recent...