Tag: DOMA
USA : 46 years ago, the Court struck down all bans on interracial marriage
On the 46th anniversary of the landmark Loving v. Virginia decision from the Supreme Court, today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is calling on the Court to once again expand freedom for Americans by striking down bans on marriage for lesbian and gay couples as well as the 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.
Poll: 53% of Americans support same-sex marriage
As the Supreme Court begins to hear oral arguments in cases involving two high-profile laws to do with same-sex marriage – California’s Proposition 8 and the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act -53 percent of Americans think it should be legal for same-sex couples to marry, while 39 percent say it should not be legal.
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.”
Obama Administration Makes History at Supreme Court Arguing for Marriage Equality
The Obama Administration made history today by filing a brief at the Supreme Court arguing for the first time on behalf of the U.S. Government that a law denying loving and committed gay and lesbian couples the ability to marry is unconstitutional.
President Obama formally asks Supreme Court to allow gay marriage
The Barack Obama administration took another step toward institutionalizing gay marriage, formally asking the US Supreme Court to strike down a 1996 law defining marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman.