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26 Apr 2011, 7:30 am by Lawrence Cunningham
As background: The politicians, a group of House members calling themselves the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, authorized the General Counsel of the House on March 14, 2011 to retain a law firm to support Section III of the Defense of Marriage Act against constitutional challenge in United States federal courts. [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 1:09 pm by LindaMBeale
  That argument, and others, have been put forward by various proponents of DOMA, including the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (the BLAG), an advisory group to the House leadership which voted 3-2 (on a party line basis) to advise the House to participate in litigation on DOMA and has intervened in Windsor and other cases. [read post]
10 Aug 2012, 6:27 am by Rachel Sachs
At the Huffington Post, Scottie Thomaston has coverage of an amicus brief filed recently by Indiana and fourteen other states in Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives v. [read post]
18 Jan 2013, 7:22 am by Marty Lederman
” Second, “whether the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives [BLAG] has Article III standing in this case. [read post]
15 Mar 2013, 1:39 pm by Lyle Denniston
Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan, representing the federal government, fifteen minutes Arguing for a right to appeal for the House Republican leaders (the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group’s majority members), Paul D. [read post]
19 Jan 2013, 4:18 am by Marty Lederman
  In this post I discuss the second added question — namely, whether the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Committee of the House of Representatives (BLAG) has appellate standing. [read post]
26 Sep 2011, 12:08 pm by Anonymous
 While the motions pended, the Department of Justice decided DOMA was unconstitutional and ceased defending the statute.Speak of the House of Representatives, John Boehner then decided to have the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) appoint outside counsel to defend DOMA in Ms. [read post]
8 Jul 2013, 2:28 pm by Jennifer R. Dixon
 As a result of the government’s refusal to defend DOMA, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG), subsidized by fundraising efforts of the Republicans of the House of Representatives adopted the defense of DOMA, hired counsel to defend DOMA’s constitutionality, and was granted leave to intervene in the case. [read post]
8 Jul 2013, 2:28 pm by Jennifer R. Dixon
 As a result of the government’s refusal to defend DOMA, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG), subsidized by fundraising efforts of the Republicans of the House of Representatives adopted the defense of DOMA, hired counsel to defend DOMA’s constitutionality, and was granted leave to intervene in the case. [read post]
25 Apr 2011, 9:46 am by Eugene Volokh
Clement’s letter is here; here’s the key argument:My resignation is ... prompted by the firm’s decision to withdraw as counsel for the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives in defense of Section III of the Defense of Marriage Act. [read post]
17 Nov 2016, 10:51 am by Brandon Storm
After the Obama administration decided not to defend DOMA, a group of legislators from the House of Representatives known as the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) formed to contest the issue in the Supreme Court. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 2:00 pm by Joanna L. Grossman
   The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives (BLAG) took up the mantle instead and defended DOMA in court, including in the Windsor case just decided by the Supreme Court. [read post]
17 Aug 2014, 9:01 pm by Ronald D. Rotunda
 The Court held that the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) had standing to defend the law. [read post]
The bill would toll the statute of limitations applicable to the employee’s claim from the date the employee contacts the DFEH’s dispute resolution division regarding the intent to pursue a legal action until the mediation is complete or deemed unsuccessful. [read post]
7 Oct 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal DataVault Requests US Election Agency’s Advice to Send NFTs as a Campaign Fundraising Incentive Cointelegraph – Turner Wright | Published: 10/4/2022 The legal team behind nonfungible token (NFT) firm DataVault Holdings requested an advisory opinion from the FEC on using NFTs for campaign fundraising efforts. [read post]
27 Mar 2013, 6:33 pm by Pamela Wolf
The questions to be resolved by the Court in this case are a bit more complex: (1) whether Section 3 of DOMA violates the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws as applied to persons of the same sex who are legally married under the laws of their state; (2) whether the executive branch’s agreement with the court below that DOMA is unconstitutional deprives the High Court of jurisdiction to decide this case; and (3) whether the Bipartisan… [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 9:05 pm by Lee Tiedrich
The United States is not the only jurisdiction considering how to regulate AI. [read post]