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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

U.S. Supreme Court Hears DOMA Case—Now What?

by Jason A. Rothman | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/4/2013

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Windsor, 12-307, a case that raises the question of whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is constitutional. Among the various groups that are...more

Conviction for Possession of Materials to Produce Methamphetamine Reversed

by Greg HIll on 12/17/2012

Pacoima police received information that a shoe store there was selling narcotics. The police then put the store under surveillance. On February 2, 2009, police saw Carlos Garcia go into the store and leave with a large white...more

Supreme Court To Hear Two Gay Marriage Cases

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 12/8/2012

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would take up two cases which challenge the constitutionality of bans on LGBT marriage. In one case, the court will rule on the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans federal...more

What You Need to Know About LGBT Marriage

by Lawyers.com on 5/22/2012

When President Obama announced his support for gay marriage earlier this month, he was echoing a sentiment that more and more Americans have come to believe – that LGBT citizens have the same right to formalize their love in...more

Same Sex Marriage and DOMA - Immigration and Divorce Issues

by Law Office of Seth Schraier on 9/14/2011

This article reviews the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and how state law legalizing same sex marriage conflicts with the federal law. It examines two areas specifically: immigration and divorce. This is becoming a legal...more