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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Was this week the beginning of the end for DOMA?

by Nancy Van Tine | Burns & Levinson LLP on 4/1/2013

Hi there, This week had two days of arguments on gay marriage at the Supreme Court. The first case dealt with a challenge to the California law known as Prop. 8, which overturned the California Supreme Court’s...more

The Estate Tax Consequences of the Defense of Marriage Act for Same-Sex Couples

by Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP on 2/8/2013

As of January 1, 2013, the Civil Marriage Protection Act legalized same-sex marriage in the State of Maryland. From the estate-planning perspective, the passage of this law clarified many points that had been problematic for...more

Doma Still The Law, According To The IRS

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 10/15/2012

There have been a number of cases that have declared that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional....more

Federal Estate Tax Equality for Same-Sex Couples

by Duane Morris LLP on 6/15/2012

On June 6, 2012, in Windsor v. United States, U.S. District Judge Barbara Jones in the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment to Edith Windsor and created a precedent that is likely to positively affect...more

ABUSO DEL DIRITTO

by Flavio Stella on 7/28/2011

L'ABUSO DEL DIRITTO -- OSSERVAZIONI --...more

A Trend Toward State Recognition of Same-Sex Civil Unions

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 7/8/2011

On July 2, 2011, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed legislation that allows same-sex couples to form civil unions effective as of July 1, 2011. The law comes just days after New York passed legislation legalizing...more

Defense of Marriage Act: What Should Same-Sex Couples Do?

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/19/2011

The Defense of Marriage Act, which denies recognition of same-sex marriages for purposes of administering federal law, has recently been in the headlines. Two new cases, one in Massachusetts and the other in New York, have...more

Presentazione di Nicola C. Salerno al ciclo di seminari "Management dei Servizi Sanitari: il Federalismo in Sanità"...

by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 2/11/2011

Presentazione di Nicola C. Salerno a Bologna (11 Febbraio 2011): - proiezioni della spesa sanitaria, - riforma federalista in sanità, - regolazione e finanziamento multipillar. Università di Bologna,...more