New Jersey court hears argument in major post-DOMA case
by SDGLN StaffTRENTON, N.J. — Today, in one of the first major courtroom tests since the demise of Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Lambda Legal presented oral argument on a...
View ArticleDOMA ruling looms large in court fight over striking gay jurors
by Scott Graham - The RecorderAttorneys for both Abbott Labs and SmithKline Beecham filed new briefs Wednesday on whether gays and lesbians can be excluded from juries via peremptory challenge....
View ArticleHHS issues first guidance on Supreme Court decision on DOMA
by SDGLN StaffWASHINGTON -- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a memo clarifying that all beneficiaries in private Medicare plans have access to equal coverage when it comes...
View ArticleU.S. gays face challenges serving abroad
by Josh Hicks - The Washington PostAustin Watkins had reason to celebrate when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a key portion of the Defense of Marriage Act, marking a breakthrough in gay rights and...
View ArticleMilitary same-gender spouses eligible for benefits today
by SDGLN StaffTexas military forces refuse to follow the lawWASHINGTON – The same-gender spouses of military service members become eligible today to receive a range of federal benefits, thanks to a...
View Article“Same-Sex Homebuyers 101” forum set for Saturday at The Center in Hillcrest
by Danny Ingersoll - Realtor for the ArtsHome ownership, the American dream, is now available for married gay and lesbian couples. Although gay couples have always been able to own property, it is not...
View ArticleDOMA heroine Edith Winsor to headline Constitution Day luncheon
by SDGLN StaffWASHINGTON – Edith Windsor, the winning plaintiff in the landmark case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional,...
View ArticleACTION ALERT: Stop National Guard discrimination against same-gender military...
by SDGLN StaffWASHINGTON – In response to resistance on the part of several state National Guards to extend benefits to same-gender spouses of military members, the ACLU and the American Military...
View ArticleNew federal guidance issued on same-gender marriages and employee benefit plans
by SDGLN StaffWASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced new guidance interpreting the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor. In a technical release, the department’s...
View ArticleThe battles that remain for LGBT equality in the military
by SDGLN StaffWASHINGTON — Today, on the two-year anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), the discriminatory policy that prevented LGBT service members from serving openly, the...
View ArticleLegal Lesson: The importance of DOMA being struck down
by James Rudolph - SDGLN Contributor(Editor's note: SDGLN welcomes James Rudolph as a legal columnist for SDGLN. He will write about immigration issues. See his photo below on the left and read his...
View ArticleKentucky wants marriage lawsuit tossed out of federal court
by SDGLN StaffLOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Commonwealth of Kentucky has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the state’s ban on same-gender marriage.Gregory Bourke and Michael De Leon,...
View ArticleSame-gender married military couples win federal lawsuit
by SDGLN StaffBOSTON -- Judge Richard Stearns of the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts today entered judgment in favor of the same-gender married couples who challenged the laws that discriminated...
View ArticleMany same-gender couples eligible for big tax refunds | VIDEO
by Blake Ellis - CNN MoneyNEW YORK -- Married same-sex couples who paid extra tax because the federal government didn't recognize their marriage are now eligible to get some of that money back. The...
View ArticleFive (or so) questions put to superlawyer Ted Olson about gay marriage and...
by Michelangelo Signorile - Editor-At-Large, HuffPost Gay VoicesSuperlawyers Ted Olson and David Boies have a new book, Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality, their account of taking on...
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