DOMA

Servicemembers File Complaint Challenging Constitutionality of DOMA

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From Constitutional Law Prof Blog: DOMA – – – the Defense of Marriage Act – – – already suffering from legislative efforts at repeal and seriously questionable constitutional status, including the Obama DOJ’s decision not to defend its constitutionality, has been challenged again. In a Complaint filed [yesterday], the Servicemembers…

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DOMA Unconstitutional

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DOJ: Court Should Not Dismiss Karen Golinski’s Health Benefits Claim, Should Instead Find DOMA Unconstitutional The Dept. of Justice argues that DOMA fails intermediate scrutiny, thereby making it unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 5th and 14th Amendments. In evaluating whether such statutes are unconstitutional, the Supreme Court…

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