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  • Judge Dismisses Federal Family Benefits Case, Invites Lambda Legal to File New DOMA Complaint

    March 16, 2011
    (San Francisco, March 16, 2011)—A federal judge has granted a motion by government attorneys to dismiss Lambda Legal's lawsuit on behalf of a federal court employee seeking spousal health benefits for her wife, but invited the organization to file an amended complaint directly challenging the constitutionality of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA.

  • In Brief: Triple Victory

    March 3, 2011
    Wednesday the 23rd brought a triple victory. The Obama administration and the Department of Justice said they would no longer defend Section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The same day, the new governor of Hawai`i signed civil unions into law and the Maryland Senate voted 25-21 in favor of a marriage equality bill

  • DOMA Shift Leaves Government Out of Excuses, Lambda Legal, Morrison & Foerster Inform Judge

    March 3, 2011
    Lambda Legal and Morrison & Foerster LLP today told a federal judge that government attorneys have shown they have no further arguments and therefore no further legal barrier exists to a married lesbian federal employee receiving spousal health benefits already provided to her heterosexual co-workers. U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys had argued that, among other reasons, the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prohibits the employer-provided medical insurance that Karen Golinski had requested for her spouse, Amy Cunninghis. Lambda Legal and Morrison & Foerster represent Golinski, a 19-year-employee of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

  • Government Presses Fight Over Lesbian Employee's Benefits

    February 28, 2011
    "The Obama administration will press ahead with its fight against one federal employee’s bid to obtain health insurance for her same-sex spouse, according to a government court filing on Monday.

  • DOMA Shift Not Reflected in Latest Government Filing in Lambda Legal's Golinski v. OPM

    February 28, 2011
    (San Francisco, February 28, 2011) — The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it will continue to deny spousal health insurance benefits to a lesbian federal employee, in spite of last week’s announcement that Attorney General Eric Holder has determined that the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional and that DOJ therefore will no longer defend it against court challenges.

  • Ask Lambda Legal

    January 13, 2011
    While Congress and President Obama gave lesbian, gay and bisexual service members a happy ending to a bumpy year, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) may remain in effect for months. That's because the language of the repeal states that the President, Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff of the services must now certify that the military is ready to implement whatever changes are necessary to allow lesbian, gay and bisexual troops to serve openly.

  • U.S. District Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Lambda Legal Challenge to Obama Administration Use of Federal Defense of Marriage Act

    December 15, 2010
    (San Francisco, December 14, 2010) - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California will hear oral arguments this Friday, December 17, in a Lambda Legal case that could result in the next major court decision regarding the federal so-called "Defense of Marriage Act," or DOMA.

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