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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. less -

Immigration Alert: October 2013

Epstein Becker & Green on 10/30/2013

I. USCIS Instructs on Immigration Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses - On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") was unconstitutional....more

BIA Reverses USCIS Denial of I-130 Petition for Same-Sex Couple in Matter of Zeleniak

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 7/22/2013

In its first decision regarding same-sex immigration benefits since the June 26, 2013, Supreme Court decision United States v. Windsor, which held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional,...more

Immigration Alert: July 2013

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/22/2013

I. SCOTUS Holds DOMA Unconstitutional - On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") was unconstitutional. United States v. Windsor,...more

Impact of DOMA Ruling on Employers and Individuals

Baker Donelson on 7/15/2013

In the recently-issued opinion in United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court has ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the...more

DOMA Overruled: Milestone for Applicants of Immigration Benefits

Proskauer Rose LLP on 7/15/2013

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional, allowing for the recognition of same-sex marriages and making way for...more

DOMA And Immigration: Practical Implications Of The Supreme Court’s Decision

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/15/2013

On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in United States v. Windsor. ...more

Snapshots of Big Picture and Meaningful Small-Scale Developments in the World of Immigration

Baker Donelson on 7/12/2013

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) E-Verify system will now contact employees directly in the event of a Social Security Administration (SSA) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tentative...more

DOMA Decision: Same-Sex Couples Can File Marriage-Based Immigration Petitions

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/5/2013

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. ___ (2013) ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional. Shortly after, Janet Napolitano, the Secretary of the...more

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