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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 -

The Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision: What Does it Mean for Employee Benefit Plans?

Fenwick & West LLP on 7/16/2013

On June 26, 2013, in U.S. v. Windsor, the United States Supreme Court struck down the portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) that defined marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman. This decision will...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

Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling Provides New Immigration Opportunities for Same-Sex Spouses

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 7/9/2013

The United States Supreme Court’s June 2013 ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutional has created an opportunity for certain foreign nationals in same-sex marriages to petition for...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

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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