Tag: Defense of Marriage Act
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Widow’s Challenge to DOMA
Attorneys for Edith “Edie” Windsor told the U.S. Supreme Court today that the Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) unfairly forced Windsor to pay more than $363,000 in federal estate taxes after the death of her spouse, Thea Spyer, in violation of the equal protection principles guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
President Clinton Urges End to DOMA in WaPo Op-Ed
In a Washington Post op-ed column running tomorrow, President Bill Clinton who signed the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act into law in 1996, called on the Supreme Court to overturn the ban on federal recognition of legally married same-sex couples, saying the law was “incompatible with our Constitution.”
CNBC Host Suze Orman moderated a panel to discuss “The Cost of Marriage Inequality”
With many states considering freedom to marry legislation and two landmark cases about the freedom to marry before the U.S. Supreme Court, New York Times bestselling author and CNBC Host Suze Orman moderated a panel discussion Thursday at New York University on the economic harms caused by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the denial of marriage for same-sex couples.
House Republicans Stick Taxpayers with $1.5 Million Bill to Pursue Discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act
House Republicans, under the leadership of Speaker John Boehner, have racked up a $1.5 million bill in their relentless pursuit of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – and they are sticking American taxpayers with the cost.
HRC Praises Senate Hearing on Repeal of DOMA
The Human Rights Campaign – Americas’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation – praised yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Respect for Marriage Act – a bill that would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal recognition to legally married same-sex couples.
HRC Statement on White House Support for Respect for Marriage Act
Today at a White House news conference, Press Secretary Jay Carney announced President Obama’s support for the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal recognition to legally married same-sex couples.