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The Equal Protection Clause is a section of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution that provides that "no state shall...deny to any citizen within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Essentially, the Equal Protection Clause provides that the government must treat an individual the same way that it treats other individuals in the same circumstances. The 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause applies only to state governments, but the requirements of the clause apply to the federal government through the Due Process Clause of the 5th Amendment. less -

RLUIPA Implications of Trump’s Immigration Executive Order

Robinson+Cole RLUIPA Defense on 2/21/2017

Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court’s issuance of a temporary restraining order prohibiting the enforcement of Executive Order 13769 – “Protecting The Nation From...more

Employee Benefits Challenges After the Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/1/2013

The ruling on Wednesday by the Supreme Court of the United States, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, will immediately extend to legally married same-sex couples a host of federal...more

U.S. Supreme Court Declares DOMA Unconstitutional: What You Need to Know

Burns & Levinson LLP on 6/28/2013

What an exciting week! I’m pleased to share the following alert regarding DOMA that my colleagues Lisa Cukier, Christine Fletcher and Peter Zupcofska put together today for clients and friends of our firm. As we celebrate...more

Supreme Court Decides the Fate of Same-Sex Marriages

Littler on 6/28/2013

On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decisions in two same-sex marriage cases. In Hollingsworth v. Perry, No. 12-144, the Court ruled that the proponents of a popular voter initiative that reversed...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Defense of Marriage Act is Unconstitutional

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/27/2013

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 vote that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The decision in United States v. Windsor means that same-sex couples who are married under state law...more

The Supreme Court Decision on the Defense of Marriage Act: An Employer’s Perspective

BakerHostetler on 6/27/2013

In a closely watched and eagerly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, __ U.S. ___ (June 26, 2013) has overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which limited the definition of...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional in Estate Tax Case

BakerHostetler on 6/27/2013

The Supreme Court has held that the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional. DOMA defined “marriage” and “spouse” to the exclusion of same-sex partners for purposes of federal law....more

Unconstitutionality of Defense Of Marriage Act Has Broad Reaching Implications For Tax and Wealth Planning And Tax Compliance Of...

Greenberg Glusker LLP on 6/27/2013

This morning, the Supreme Court issued two historic rulings on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. The first ruling, in a 5-4 decision, struck down as unconstitutional a key provision of the federal Defense of...more

A Summary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decisions This Week Which Will Affect Employers

Miller & Martin PLLC on 6/27/2013

Windsor v. United States - Issue: Can the federal government define marriage? Holding: No. Loser: The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which was passed in 1996 and signed by President Clinton, was...more

DOMA Ruling Opens Up Estate Planning Options for Same-Sex Married Couples

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 6/27/2013

On June 26 the United States Supreme Court held the Federal Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") unconstitutional. The Defense of Marriage Act prevented a marriage between two individuals of the same sex from being recognized for...more

What the DOMA Decision Means for Your Workplace

NAVEX on 6/27/2013

Unless you are on a news media embargo, you have probably heard the news by now. The United States Supreme Court today issued a watershed ruling regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the law barring the federal...more

DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional on Equal Protection Grounds

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 6/27/2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in United States v. Windsor that the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional. The decision of the Court applies to same-sex couples who are legally married as defined by their...more

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Strikes Portion Of DOMA

FordHarrison on 6/27/2013

On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued a pair of opinions favorable to the gay rights movement, ruling that married same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits and, by declining to decide a case from...more

Defense of Marriage Act: What the U.S. Supreme Court’s Windsor Decision May Mean for Employer-Sponsored Benefit Plans

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/27/2013

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in U.S. v. Windsor that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is an unconstitutional “deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment of...more

DOMA goes down - Copyright goes up - U.S. v. Windsor, Supreme Court, No. 12-307, decided June 26, 2013

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/26/2013

The Supreme Court today handed down a far reaching decision throwing out an attempt by Congress to deny the benefits conferred by federal law on same sex couples legally married under state law holding that the Defense of...more

Supreme Court Rules DOMA Is Out, Same-Sex Marriages Are Legal

Fisher Phillips on 6/26/2013

As the 2012 term of the U. S. Supreme Court comes to a close, the Justices left the most politically and emotionally charged decisions for last. On June 26, 2013, the Court handed down its decision striking down the federal...more

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Federal Law Defining “Marriage” Is Unconstitutional

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/26/2013

This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its highly anticipated decision in United States v. Windsor, ruling that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional on equal protection grounds. With...more

Copy of SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: DOMA Unconstitutional - Violates Equal Protection & Due Process

JD Supra Perspectives on 6/26/2013

Supreme Court ruling that DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment. pp. 13–26. ...more

District Court Finds Boys’ Basketball Haircut Policy Does Not Constitute Discrimination Or Infringe Student Rights

Franczek P.C. on 3/27/2013

In Hayden v. Greensburg Community School Corporation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana found that a school’s haircut policy for the boys’ basketball team did not constitute gender discrimination,...more

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