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NM: DOMA Bill Defeated

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

New Mexico Anti Gay Marriage BillNew Mexico State Representative David Chavez’ HJR-22, aka Super-DOMA, has been defeated. Sorry for the delay on this, but confirmation finally did come through that the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee effectively killed the measure. The session is now over, and the bill dead for this year.

Equality New Mexico stated “Thanks to those of you who wrote emails, made phone calls, and attended yesterday’s committee meeting to support New Mexico’s families and oppose this discriminatory piece of legisaltion.”

Full Story from Lez Get Real

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DOMA and Prop 8: An Analysis

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

DOMA and Prop 8Meanwhile, at the Legion of Doom… the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is dying a slow death from a thousand cuts. The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Perry v. Brown is a great victory and a fine statement for equality, but so was Judge Tauro’s decision in Gill v. OPM, the Justice Department’s brief in Golinski v. OPM, and the Obama Administration’s refusal to defend DOMA because it fails the heightened scrutiny test the President thinks is appropriate for judging any state action that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.

That begs the question: Which case — Gill or Perry — would be a better vehicle for advancing the cause of gay rights at the Supreme Court? And, why?

AFTER THE JUMP, I try to think like a lawyer and a legal strategist and consider the questions up for review, the political context, and the positives and negatives of a progressive or traditionalist decision. I argue that though Gill offers the tidiest and least politically risky case for the current Supreme Court, the narrow holding in Perry opens a clear avenue for victory.

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NM: Anti Gay Politician Reintroduces Anti Marriage Equality Bill

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

New Mexico Anti Gay Marriage BillWell here is a nice how-do-you-do. Apparently, Representative Devid Chavez has reintroduced his super-DOMA bill today after pulling it from consideration just before it was set to go before the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee. With time ticking down to the end of the session, Chavez has decided to use Valentine’s Day as his day to pull this.

The HCPAC heard the bill at 8:30 AM.

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US: New Coalition Launched to Repeal DOMA

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

DOMA Repeal CoalitionA broad coalition of more than 50 civil rights, labor, progressive, faith, student, health, legal, women’s, and LGBT organizations on Thursday announced support of the Respect for Marriage Act– the bill to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that withholds federal protections for legally married gay and lesbian couples.

The group, led by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Freedom to Marry, “has come forward to urge members of Congress to end the unfairness,” said said Evan Wolfson, founder and President of Freedom to Marry.

“Because of the ‘gay exception’ created by DOMA, America’s legally married gay and lesbian couples – including service members risking their lives on the front lines for our safety – are treated as strangers under federal law, rather than provided the respect and protections federal law normally assures to married couples and their loved ones,” said Wolfson, in a statement.

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Southern Poverty Law Center Files Lawsuit Against DOMA

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act. They have filed the suit on behalf of Tracey Cooper-Harris, who served in the US Army for twelve years. She received multiple commendations while in the military. She is also married. . .to a woman. This means that she does not get the same disability benefits as heterosexual veterans.

The suit challenges the constitutionality of DOMA as well as the law that governs the Department of Veterans Affairs policy on these matters.

Severicemembers Legal Defense Network Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis welcomed the lawsuit. The Army veteran stated “SLDN welcomes today’s filing by the Southern Poverty Law Center and looks forward to coordinating in any way they deem appropriate. We have worked with the plaintiff, Tracey Cooper-Harris, in the past, and we believe that her case is compelling. This filing today advances the cause of equality for gay and lesbian service members and veterans.”

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NE: Mormon Gay Bashing Goes Back Decades

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Nebraska and the Mormon ChurchProp 8 wasn’t the Mormons’ first time to the hate dance. They’ve been bankrolling anti-gay legislation for at least two decades. Here is one Mormon’s story about how they helped push DOMA in the state of Nebraska.

“I lived in Nebraska when a petition drive was held there to get DOMA on the ballot. At church we were not even asked if we wanted to gather signatures. We were handed packets (which I did not take) and several hours of our usual meetings were taken up with our bishop and stake president rallying the troops, so to speak – even sending people out on a Sunday gather signatures at the College World Series.”

Full Story from AmericaBlog

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Video: Romney Will Defend DOMA

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

This morning at a campaign stop in South Carolina, Mitt Romney received a hearty round of applause and a “yeah” from somebody in the audience for promising to defend DOMA and “marriage between a man and a woman”.

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US: One Third of Senate Supports DOMA Repeal

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

DOMA Repeal and the US SenateBox Turtle Bulletin’s Timothy Kincaid points out that one-third of all senators have now signed on to legislation repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, including 13 Democrats who voted for the legislation in 1996 as senators or representatives.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was the latest Democrat to announce his support for repealing the law, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex couples married in one of the six states (and the District of Columbia). The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the repeal legislation — sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) — earlier this year.

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DoJ Finally Argues Against DOMA

Monday, December 19th, 2011

DOMA Repeal and the Department of DefenseOn Friday in San Francisco, the Justice Department made its first court appearance in a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) since President Obama’s administration first declared that the 1996 law is unconstitutional.

On Friday evening I was privileged to attend a meeting of the San Francisco BAR Association where Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Civil Division met with lawyers to discuss his Department’s evolution on the issue and the argument which he delivered earier the same day.

Golinski v. United States Office of Personnel Management: Karen Golinski, who is represented in the case by Lambda Legal, is herself an attorney and an employee of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth circuit. Golinski sued the federal government in January 2010, after she was denied spousal health benefits for her wife, Amy Cunninghis.

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NJ: Former DOMA Supporter Bob Menendez Now Supports Repeal

Monday, December 19th, 2011

New Jersey Marriage EqualityNew Jersey Senator Bob Menendez on Sunday announced his support for a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 law that bars federal agencies from recognizing the legal marriages of gay and lesbian couples, reversing his original vote in favor of the law.

“Since my vote in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act 15 years ago … I have reflected deeply and frequently about this issue,” Menendez wrote in an op-ed appearing Sunday in the Star-Ledger. “I have heard and listened to many different views. But for me, this comes down to an issue of fundamental fairness. For me, this comes down to the principles I learned as the child of immigrants and that I cherish as an American: that we believe in equality for all people under the law.”

“I believe the time has come to recognize the civil rights of the LGBT community. Fundamentally, I do not view this as an issue of special rights, but simply one of equal rights,” he added.

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