Tag Archives: DOMA

Breaking: Obama pronounces DOMA unconstitutional, asks DOJ to cease defending the law

By Vanessa | Published: February 23, 2011
TweetSome great news, for a change: Moments ago, in a sharp reversal of policy, the Obama administration announced that it believes that Section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) — which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages — is unconstitutional and will ask the Justice Department to stop defending the [...]
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What constitutes a “suspect class?”

By Rose | Published: February 2, 2011
TweetA piece that ran this weekend at the New York Times did a great job of analyzing the Defense Of Marriage Act and the issues at play when considering legal discrimination against gay people and how the Obama administration may be forced to take a more visible stance on equal marriage. I am currently taking [...]
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