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1 Mar 2011, 9:50 pm by constitutional lawblogger
The DOJ's decision not to defend the constitutionality of DOMA, but to continue to enforce DOMA, is being illustrated in a few examples, such as that of Karen Golinski, the lawyer who works for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals... [read post]
23 Feb 2011, 12:33 pm by Tony Infanti
Because there is no one else to defend section 3 of DOMA in many (if not most or all) tax cases, does that mean that DOMA will no longer be enforced as applied to the federal tax laws? [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 3:12 pm by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
I received the following plea from Change.org on behalf of a married gay man facing deportation due to the DOMA barrier. [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 12:16 am by Jon Gelman
In his opinion overturning DOMA, Justice Anthony Kennedy found that DOMA violated the Fifth and 14th Amendment rights of gays and lesbians. [read post]
21 Jan 2014, 1:46 pm by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law
Windsor, which struck down portions of the Federal DOMA but left state DOMAs intact. [read post]
31 Jul 2012, 12:06 pm by constitutional lawblogger
In what is becoming a common occurence, a federal judge held section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional. [read post]
5 Jun 2009, 12:36 pm
Quoting Larry Tribe, Con Law Prof, Huffington Post reports that Tribe has stated: "I certainly agree (a) that Section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional, at least as applied to couples like those who are currently challenging it in federal court... [read post]
14 Aug 2012, 8:30 am by Trusts EstatesProf
As I have previously discussed, a federal district court in New York held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional because it discriminates against same-sex couples. [read post]
6 Jun 2012, 4:02 pm by constitutional lawblogger
Yet another opinion has held section 3 of DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act, unconstitutional. [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 5:48 pm by Ernster the Virtual Library Cat
A stay of that ruling may be imminent.Also, former solicitor general Paul Clement's determination to continue to be involved in the on-going DOMA litigation has been a major legal news story today.Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 6:39 pm by constitutional lawblogger
Tracey Cooper-Harris (pictured right), a member of the US Army for twelve years, has filed a complaint against the US for veterans benefits for her same-sex partner, arguing that DOMA and the VA definition of "spouse" violates the Fifth Amendment's... [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 9:20 am by James Esseks, LGBT Project
Before Congress passed DOMA back in 1996, the federal government simply deferred to the states’ definitions of marriage. [read post]
22 Feb 2012, 5:08 pm by Lyle Denniston
  The House Republican group defended DOMA in that proceeding. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 8:17 am
Holder concluded that DOMA’s Section 3 cannot survive that standard of review. [read post]
17 Jul 2012, 10:42 am by Dan Taglioli
[JURIST] An elderly New York woman petitioned the US Supreme Court [official website] on Monday to hear her challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
23 Aug 2012, 8:31 am by Max Slater
The Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) [advocacy website] specifically challenged Section 3 of DOMA, which restricts tax, health care and other benefits of marriage to married heterosexual couples. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 6:23 pm
However, DOMA prevented the IRS from recognizing Ms. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 8:50 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
The demise of DOMA section 3 is also a crucial milestone on the road to LGBT equality because DOMA is the last federal law that requires discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 2:45 pm by Lyle Denniston
In the DOMA cases, Verrilli noted, the Court will be confronted not only with the basic issue of DOMA Section 3? [read post]