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Tag Archives: U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Will Address Gay Marriage
As a follow up to my last blog post, on Friday December 7, 2012, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would hear, not one, but two gay marriage cases. The first is Windsor v. United States 699 F.3d … Continue reading
Supreme Court Still Quiet on Gay Marriage
There are presently 10 pending appeals potentially before the Supreme Court addressing the issue of same sex marriage. 8 of the 10 appeals directly challenge the controversial Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on equal protection grounds. DOMA has already been … Continue reading
Yet Another Court Declares DOMA Unconstitutional
On May 31, 2012, a federal appeals court in Boston (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit) unanimously ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) was unconstitutional, thereby paving the way for this controversial issue to be decided … Continue reading
Loving v. Virginia: Thoughts on Gay Marriage
In June 1958, Mildred Jeter, a black woman, married Richard Loving, a white man. Although the newlyweds were residents of Virginia, they married in the District of Columbia because Virginia had a criminal statute that prohibited interracial marriages between a … Continue reading
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