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Edith Windsor: Case against Defense of Marriage Act ‘went beautifully’
Edith Windsor, the 83-year-old woman challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act, said Wednesday that her case “went beautifully.” “I am today an out lesbian who just sued the United States of America, which is kind of overwhelming for me,” she said after being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.…
Rand Paul: I don’t understand same sex marriage
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who describes himself as a libertarian, said Wednesday that he opposed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) because it could unintentionally result in same-sex marriage becoming legal. “I believe in traditional marriage,” he said during an interview with Bryan Fischer of the American Family…
Supreme court to take up marriage equality in Prop 8, DOMA challenges
The Supreme Court of the United States announced on Friday that it would take on two cases that address marriage rights of LGBT people in the United States. The court will address both California’s same sex marriage ban, Proposition 8, and the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Hollingsworth v.…
Second federal appeals court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday because the second federal appeals court to find parts of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be unconstitutional. A three-judge panel in Manhattan ruled that Section 3 of DOMA violated the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. The…
In looming federalism fight, three states say feds can’t ‘unmarry’ gay couples
In looming federalism fight, three states say feds can't 'unmarry' gay couples Three states where members of the clergy and justices of the peace today marry gay couples argued on Friday that it’s a violation of states’ rights for the federal government to then “unmarry” those people under the 1996…
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to take on Defense of Marriage Act
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeals of lower court rulings striking down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act, according to the Associated Press. The Defense of Marriage Act was enacted in 1996 and Section 3 of the law, which…
83-year-old woman wins case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional, making it the fourth court to do so. The law was challenged by 83-year-old Edith “Edie” Windsor after the federal government failed to recognize her marriage to her partner Thea Spyer, after Spyer’s…
Franken rebukes marriage inequality: Straight people won’t suddenly ‘become gay’
At hearing Thursday for a bill that would repeal the federal ban on same sex marriage, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) encouraged his Republican colleagues not to worry because “straight people aren’t suddenly going to become gay.” “The suffering that [the Defense of Marriage Act] DOMA causes and will cause is…
GOP Sen. claims equal rights are just too expensive
Why shouldn’t same sex couples have equal rights? According to Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), it’s because equality is just too expensive. “Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) would actually result in an expansion of federal benefits and spending at a time when we know that federal spending is way…
WATCH LIVE: Senate committee debates repealing DOMA
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Thursday. All 10 democrats on the committee support repealing the same sex marriage ban. It is expected to pass committee, but Republicans are likely to filibuster if it comes up before the full Senate.…
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