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We Won A Thing: Massachusetts Federal Appeals Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional

12 months agoLGBT / Lesbian : Autostraddle

Now the constitutionality of DOMA will almost definitely head to the Supreme Court next year.
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So-called “Defense of Marriage Act” found unconstitutional by federal appeals court

LGBT / Gay : National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Blog (12 months ago)

The First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today in a unanimous decision in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management and Massachusetts v. United States that Section 3 of the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) is unconstitutional... Read Post

NEW YORK: Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down DOMA As Unconstitutional

LGBT / Gay : Joe. My. God. (7 months ago)

Via press release from the ACLU: A federal appeals court ruled today that the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples. In striking down DOMA, the court held that g... Read Post

BREAKING: Federal Appeals Court In MA Finds DOMA Unconstitutional

LGBT / Gay : Queerty (12 months ago)

An federal appeals court in Boston has ruled 3-0 that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally prevents legally married same-sex couples in Massachusetts from receiving certain benefits given to heterosexual pairs. “Today’s la... Read Post


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