DOMA Unconstitutional Under Fifth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court overturned DOMA. (10)
Five Controversial Decisions to Watch From the Supreme Court Next Week
From Colorlines: We’re all waiting on five very important decisions from the Supreme Court. It handed down just three unrelated decisions [yesterday]. That surprised many observers since the term comes to a close next week, and leaves a lot hanging in balance. The court will now hand down five controversial…
Gay Marriage Legal in MN – Effective August 1
Join us tomorrow as we make history on the Capitol steps @ 5pm #Time4Marriage #mnmarriage #mDayton #mnleg #stribpol pic.twitter.com/h5LBx6Grgo — Governor Mark Dayton (@GovMarkDayton) May 13, 2013 (42)
Supreme court gay marriage hearings: Doma and Proposition 8 go on trial
Marriage equality supporters march in New York on Sunday ahead of the US supreme court arguments. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images From the Guardian: On Tuesday, the justices will hear arguments over California’s ban on same-sex marriage after a 2008 referendum, Proposition 8, overturned a state supreme court decision in favour…
Obama Administration Filed Amicus Brief Opposing Prop 8, Endorsing Limited Marriage Right
From SCOTUSBlog: The Obama administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to rule in the case of California’s Proposition 8 that same-sex marriage should be required in eight more states, beyond the nine that already permit it, although it stopped short of explicitly calling for the Justices to extend the…
Obama Administration to file brief against Prop 8
From the Washington Blade: The Obama administration will take part in the lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 8 by filing a friend-of-the-court brief before the Supreme Court, according to a report on Thursday by NBC News’ Pete Williams, The report comes on the deadline day for submitting friend-of-the-court briefs in favor…
Obama Administration Urges Supreme Court To Strike Down DOMA
From The Hill: President Obama’s administration said Friday that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional, filing a brief weeks ahead of scheduled arguments before the Supreme Court. In its brief, the Justice Department said that DOMA, which defined marriage as only between a man and a woman, “violates…
Obama Hails Bipartisan Plan to Overhaul Immigration
From NYT: There were hints in Mr. Obama’s speech of potential fault lines in the debate. He declared, for example, that there must be a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants “from the outset.” That would seem at odds with the assertion by some senators that citizenship must be tied…