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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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News & Analysis as of May 18, 2013

Supreme Court Oral Arguments on DOMA, Proposition 8: Potential Employee Benefit Plan Implications

by Joseph S. Adams, Todd Solomon, Brian Tiemann | McDermott Will & Emery on 5/7/2013

On March 26 and 27, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in cases challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8. A Supreme Court...more

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

Weekly Brief: $350K in Wine Leads to $14M Lawsuit [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/28/2013

Mar. 28 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on two landmark civil rights cases focusing on gay marriage. Also, Italy's Supreme...more

In Plain English…What are the Legal Issues at Stake in Same-Sex Marriage?

by Law Offices of Marlo Van Oorschot, APLC on 3/28/2013

Most everyone is aware that the United States Supreme Court heard two historic cases this week focused on same-sex marriage. One involves California’s Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages (which was then rendered...more

Why the Supreme Court Will Rule in Favor of Gay Marriage

by Lawyers.com on 3/27/2013

Originally published in The Huffington Post on March 25, 2013. We are on the threshold of a historic decision on individual rights by the Supreme Court of the United States as it considers two cases involving same-sex...more

Historic Gay Marriage Cases Before Supreme Court Next Week

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 3/22/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in two cases that have the potential to change the face of LGBT rights and bring marriage equality to all Americans....more

Viewer's Guide to Gay Marriage Oral Arguments [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/22/2013

Mar. 22 (Bloomberg Law) -- Tom Goldstein, partner at Goldstein & Russell, PC and founder of SCOTUSblog, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the two gay marriage cases being argued before the Supreme Court next week....more

Supreme Court Review of Same-Sex Marriage Cases Could Require Significant Changes to Employee Benefits

by Nancy Campbell, Kevin J. Hogan | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/20/2013

In our 2012 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists, we indicated that there was a strong possibility that the Supreme Court would grant certiorari this term in a series of cases challenging Section 3 of the Defense of...more

Former Solicitor General Ted Olson Discusses 2013's Biggest Supreme Court Case—His. [Video]

by LXBN on 1/30/2013

Who better to educate LegalTech 2013 attendees on the Supreme Court than an attorney who’s argued before it close to 60 times? After giving his keynote, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Partner Theodore Olson joined LXBN TV to discuss...more

Same-Sex Marriage Cases in 90 Seconds [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/14/2013

Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Will the U.S. Supreme Court weigh in on same-sex marriage, or sidestep the issue? Oral arguments are scheduled for March 26th and March 27th. Expect rulings in June. This video, from Bloomberg...more

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Supreme Court Oral Arguments on DOMA, Proposition 8: Potential Employee Benefit Plan Implications

Was this week the beginning of the end for DOMA?

Weekly Brief: $350K in Wine Leads to $14M Lawsuit [Video]

In Plain English…What are the Legal Issues at Stake in Same-Sex Marriage?

Why the Supreme Court Will Rule in Favor of Gay Marriage

Historic Gay Marriage Cases Before Supreme Court Next Week

Viewer's Guide to Gay Marriage Oral Arguments [Video]

Supreme Court Review of Same-Sex Marriage Cases Could Require Significant Changes to Employee Benefits

Former Solicitor General Ted Olson Discusses 2013's Biggest Supreme Court Case—His. [Video]

Same-Sex Marriage Cases in 90 Seconds [Video]

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Set To Rule On Same-Sex Marriage

Discrimination Against Same-Sex Marriages May End Soon

Supreme Court To Hear Two Gay Marriage Cases

Weekly Brief: $350K in Wine Leads to $14M Lawsuit [Video]

Viewer's Guide to Gay Marriage Oral Arguments [Video]

Former Solicitor General Ted Olson Discusses 2013's Biggest Supreme Court Case—His. [Video]

Same-Sex Marriage Cases in 90 Seconds [Video]

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