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Same-Sex Marriage › Barack Obama

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Same-sex marriage refers to marriage between two individuals of the same sex. Historically, such marriages have not been legally recognized. However, there has been a growing trend to expand marriage rights to same-sex couples. The United States Supreme Court addressed aspects of this issue in Windsor v. United States and Hollingsworth v. Perry. less -

What Employers Can Expect from the New Administration – Part 2: Immigration, the Affordable Care Act & Social Issues

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/15/2016

In our second in a three-part series on what to expect from the Trump administration, we discuss immigration policy and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as what may be in store for parental leave, marriage equality and...more

DOMA Ruling: Practical Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/8/2013

On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in United States v. Windsor. The Court ruled that a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which had denied federal benefits to...more

Departing from Prior Practice, DOJ Declines to Defend Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act

Proskauer Rose LLP on 3/8/2011

On February 23, 2011, the Department of Justice (DOJ), at the direction of President Obama, announced that it will no longer defend the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), including in two...more

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Same-Sex Marriage › Barack Obama

What Employers Can Expect from the New Administration – Part 2: Immigration, the Affordable Care Act & Social Issues

DOMA Ruling: Practical Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision

Departing from Prior Practice, DOJ Declines to Defend Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act

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