Gay marriage to Supreme Court? More likely after latest rejection of DOMA.
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Gay marriage to Supreme Court? More likely after latest rejection of DOMA. A federal appeals court panel in New York voted 2 to 1 to declare part of DOMA unconstitutional.
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Detroit Free Press - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court in New York struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act on Thursday and became the first to rule that gays and lesbians are a minority group deserving of special protection from discrimination under the ... NY appeals court rules against Defense of Marriage Act
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email. NEW YORK — Saying the gay population has “suffered a history of discrimination,” a divided federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled Thursday that a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman was unconstitutional, adding ... Gay marriage to Supreme Court? More likely after latest rejection of DOMA.
Christian Science Monitor - 4 hours ago
Gay marriage to Supreme Court? More likely after latest rejection of DOMA. A federal appeals court panel in New York voted 2 to 1 to declare part of DOMA unconstitutional. The opinion, just three weeks after argument, suggests the judges may have been ... US Marriage Act Is Unfair to Gays, Court Panel Says
New York Times - 5 hours ago
The 2-to-1 ruling, by the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York, came as the panel struck down the federal law prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriage. It is the first time that a federal appeals court has applied this level of ... Federal appeals court rejects key part of Defense of Marriage Act
Denver Post - 16 minutes ago
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled Thursday that the federal statute defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman unlawfully discriminates against same-sex married couples by denying them equal federal benefits. Court rules gays and lesbians deserve special protection
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours ago
Court rules gays and lesbians deserve special protection. The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York strikes down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and becomes the first to say the group is constitutionally protected as minorities. print. Comments. 21 ... US Court of Appeals Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act … “This is a Really ...
City Watch - 1 hour ago
GAY RIGHTS - The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, the federally imposed ban on same-sex marriage passed into law in 1996, saying the legislation grossly violates the equal protection ...
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