Rep. Nadler says DOMA repeal bill won't see passage next year The lead sponsor of legislation that would repeal the federal ban on ...
US rejects Mass. lawsuit in gay marriage fight, says states can't force federal benefits States that allow gay marriage can't force the federal ...
President Obama's Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that calls DOMA unconstitutional President Obama's Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that calls the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, ...
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 15: House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) (C) delivers remarks about legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act during a news conference with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), openly-gay members Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rep. Jared Polis ...
Obama administration asks Boston court to dismiss challenge to federal Defense of Marriage law The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal judge in Boston to dismiss a lawsuit that claims a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday urged a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by gay married couples from Massachusetts who say they were unlawfully denied federal marriage benefits. President Barack Obama won strong support from gays during his presidential ...
The reaction to a bill that repeals DOMA has been swift and, in some cases, heated The reaction to Representative Jerrold Nadler's House bill that repeals the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has been swift and, in some cases, heated. Nadler, a ...
Jerrold Nadler introduces bill to repeal DOMA; Barney Frank won't back the effort At a press event Tuesday, New York Representative Jerrold Nadler introduced a bill that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). DOMA was signed into law by ...
Rep. Barney Frank opposes effort to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) New York Representative Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat from New York, will introduce a bill that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) without the support of ...
Fight to end federal DOMA begins in earnest Tuesday The long-awaited bill that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will be introduced Tuesday, its sponsor New York Representative Jerrold Nadler announced Friday. The bill will be unveiled at a ...
The Obama administration has prevailed in its attempt to dismiss a challenge to the federal DOMA The Obama administration has prevailed in its attempt to dismiss a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 'Los Angeles Times' reported. On ...
US judge dismisses lawsuit that caused rift between Obama, gay supporters A same-sex marriage lawsuit that created a public rift between President Barack Obama and his gay supporters was dismissed Monday on a technicality. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ruled the ...
