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The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a United States federal statute enacted in 1996 which defines marriage as a union exclusively between a man and woman for the purposes of federal programs and benefits. In addition, DOMA provides that individual states are not required to recognize marriages between gays and lesbians who are legally married in other states.

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House Rules Package for the 113th Congress Suggests Battles Ahead by Claudia A. Hrvatin

by King & Spalding on 2/6/2013

On January 3, 2013, the House approved by a vote of 228-196 a new rules package for the 113th Congress. The package, H. Res. 5, carries over many of the rules from the 112th Congress and makes several clarifying changes,...more

Non-Citizens in LGBT Marriages Avoid Deportation

by Lawyers.com on 8/22/2012

Immigrants who are part of stable, same-sex couples in the United States will face a lower chance of deportation if the policies of the Department of Homeland Security and the Obama administration are actually written down....more

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House Rules Package for the 113th Congress Suggests Battles Ahead by Claudia A. Hrvatin

Non-Citizens in LGBT Marriages Avoid Deportation

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