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• Defense of Marriage Act Struck Down
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• Supreme Court and the Defense of Marriage Act
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• How should the question of gay marriage be framed?
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• C-SPAN is a REAL news channel
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• Sounds like DOMA may go down
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• Supreme Court hears on DOMA and Prop 8
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• Gay Marriage and Abortion: A False Equivalency
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• Three Reasons The Midterm Elections Should be a Referendum on President Obama

  Oct 30 2014

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  We have seen this story play out in countless midterm elections before. Members of the party the President belongs to run as far away from him as possible and members of the opposition try to tie members of the President's party to him at every turn.
• The End is in Sight For Nationwide Marriage Equality

  Oct 07 2014

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  When is it time to throw in the towel and accept that the tide has turned? Napoleon must have asked himself this very question after being humiliated in the Battle of Waterloo and summarily exiled for the remainder of his life. It's also the same question many anti-gay marriage activists must be asking themselves after the Supreme Court refused to wade back into the gay marriage debate.
• Sanctioned Discrimination or Religious Freedom?

  Feb 27 2014

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  Governor Jan Brewer vetoed Arizona's "religious liberty" bill last evening, putting the brakes on what could have been one of the most discriminatory laws in the country had she given it her approval.

• Apr 03 2014

  

  Obama administration opens Medicare to same-sex married couples

  Apr 03 2014reuters.com

  Medicare, Supreme Court Cases, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) & Gay Marriage
  The Obama administration announced on Thursday that same-sex married couples can qualify for Medicare hospital and physician benefits for the first time. The decision, coming after a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a federal ban against same-sex marriage, allows the Social Security Administration (SSA) to determine the eligibility of married gay applicants to Medicare, the federal government's healthcare program for the elderly and the disabled.
• Feb 14 2014

  

  Scalia Helps Advance Gay Marriage In Fourth State In Three Months

  Feb 14 2014talkingpointsmemo.com

  Antonin Scalia, Gay Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), 14th Amendment & Virginia
  For the fourth time in three months, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia helped forward marriage equality in a state that had banned it, with his work cited by the federal judge invalidating Virginia's ban on same-sex nuptials. Following her predecessors in Utah, Ohio and Kentucky, U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen name-checked Scalia and his dissent from last year's Supreme Court decision striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act in her decision Thursday to overturn Virginia's ban on gay marriage.
• Feb 13 2014

  

  Yep, The Supreme Court Lit A Fuse To End Gay Marriage Bans Across USA

  Feb 13 2014talkingpointsmemo.com

  Antonin Scalia, Gay Marriage & Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
  Last summer, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision equalizing the treatment of all married couples under federal law. But it opted not to address the more fundamental question in a related case: whether gay and straight couples are entitled to equal protection on the state level, where marriage law is made. That extraordinary dodge was seen by some experts as a disingenuous way of seeking a middle ground in the rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's ban on same-sex marriage. Dissenting Justice Antonin Scalia fumed that it amounted to "legalistic argle-bargle.
• Jun 26 2013

  

  Rachel Maddow: Marriage argument ‘won’

  Jun 26 2013politico.com

  Rachel Maddow, Gay Marriage & Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
  MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Wednesday said the Supreme Court’s rulings on gay marriage mean the issue is “decided as a nation” and “the argument is won.” “The bottom line here, let’s not be too shy about it: The federal ban on recognizing same-sex marriages is dead. California’s ban on recognizing...
• Jun 26 2013

  

  Supreme Court DOMA Decision Rules Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional

  Jun 26 2013huffingtonpost.com

  Supreme Court Cases, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) & U.S. Constitution
  The Defense of Marriage Act, the law barring the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages legalized by the states, is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday by a 5-4 vote. "The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion.
• Jun 23 2013

  

  Waiting on Proposition 8 and DOMA decisions: In Plain English : SCOTUSblog

  Jun 23 2013scotusblog.com

  Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
  And it has all come down to this. Over four years ago, superlawyers Ted Olson and David Boies – who opposed each other in the Bush v. Gore presidential election case – came together to challenge California’s ban on same-sex marriage on behalf of two California couples. In the next few days, the Supreme Court is finally expected to rule on whether that ban (known as Proposition 8) and the federal Defense of Marriage Act – which limits marriage to a union between a man and a woman for purposes of federal law – are constitutional. But then again, it might not . . . . So let’s talk about the same-sex marriage cases and what the Court could do with them in Plain English.
• Mar 29 2013

  

  Is DOMA About to Be DOA?

  Mar 29 2013vice.com

  Proposition 8, Supreme Court Cases, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) & Gay Marriage
  It seems clear that five justices expressed enough dismay at the federal government’s intrusion into an essential state function that come decision time, DOMA will be DOA.
• Mar 27 2013

  

  Transcript And Audio: Supreme Court Arguments On Defense Of Marriage Act

  Mar 27 2013npr.org

  Supreme Court Cases, Gay Marriage & Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
  The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case testing the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages. Here is the transcript of the hearing, along with the audio.

• Supreme Court strikes down DOMASupreme Court strikes down DOMA
  	Wed Jun 26, 2013 In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court strikes down a federal provision denying benefits to legally...

• Raw: Reaction to DOMA DecisionRaw: Reaction to DOMA Decision
  	Wed Jun 26, 2013 A largely jubilant crowd reacted Wednesday morning after the Supreme Court ruled that legally married...

• Pelosi On Bachmann's Reaction To DOMA Ruling: '...Pelosi On Bachmann's Reaction To DOMA Ruling: '...
  	Wed Jun 26, 2013 more at c-span.org

• Supreme Court Issues Wins for Gay MarriageSupreme Court Issues Wins for Gay Marriage
  	Wed Jun 26, 2013 In a historic victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court cleared the way for married gay couples to...

• New Yorkers Celebrate DOMA Defeat at Stonewall...New Yorkers Celebrate DOMA Defeat at Stonewall...
  	Wed Jun 26, 2013 Brooklyn's Jo-Ann Shain Shain and Mary Jo Kennedy were one of the plaintiff couples in the case...

• Gay Marriage Debate: Bill Clinton Regrets Signi...Gay Marriage Debate: Bill Clinton Regrets Signi...
  	Tue Mar 26, 2013 TimesCast: The Times's Peter Baker on why the former president says signing the Defense of Marriage Act...