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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June 9, 2009
Yesterday the Supreme Court denied certiorari to the case of James Pietrangelo who was appealing from a decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Here are reports of that decision from the Akron Beacon Journal, Time Magazine, and Yahoo News. The Beacon Journal account comes closest to capturing the real meaning of this decision.
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