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Federal Judge Declares DOMA Unconstitutional

November 20, 2009

     Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has found a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. 

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The President and Don't Ask / Don't Tell – Is it 1862 all over again?

July 1, 2009

     On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.  Is history about to repeat itself?

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The President, Don't Ask – Don't Tell, the Defense of Marriage Act, and the Rule of Law

June 18, 2009

     The federal Defense of Marriage Act prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages or from granting benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian employees as if they were spouses.  The federal law commonly called "Don't Ask – Don't Tell" prohibits gays and lesbians who serve in the armed forces from publicly disclosing [...]

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Clinton's Policy Recognizing Domestic Partners and DOMA

May 26, 2009

    It was reported yesterday by Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton intends to extend certain privileges, including housing, travel, and supplemental employment benefits, to domestic partners of foreign service personnel.  Teddy Partridge at Firedoglake asks whether this policy runs afoul of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  My opinion is [...]

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