Topic: Massachusetts
A second federal gay marriage trial is possible as a judge hears arguments in a DOMA challenge A second federal gay marriage trial is possible in a Massachusetts lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1996 ...
Will your valid same-sex marriage be recognized by the federal government, other states, or private employers? So, even if you were legally married in a foreign country or your home state, a same-sex marriage is not recognized for purposes of the marriage ...
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott argues that granting a divorce to a gay couple would lead to gay marriage The state of Texas argued Wednesday that granting a divorce to a gay couple would lead to the state being forced to recognize ...
Texas court hears state's appeal of divorce granted to gay couple in DallasA lawyer for a Dallas man trying to divorce the man he married in Massachusetts told a Texas appeals court Wednesday that his client is entitled to a divorce because ...
As same-sex marriage stalls in California and a U.S. recession looms, Massachusetts and Connecticut are carving out an economic niche for gay and lesbian weddings -- and the spending that comes with them. While many Americans are postponing weddings as the economy ...
Couples who lost fight for gay marriage rights in NJ trying againGay couples who sued New Jersey for the right to marry once before are taking their case back to court.Six couples plus the surviving partner from a seventh filed a motion ...
Former Arizona Congressman J.D. Hayworth said Massachusetts' gay law would likely allow a man to marry a horse Former Arizona Congressman J.D. Hayworth, who is challenging Senator John McCain in the Republican primary, called Massachusetts' gay marriage law dangerous and would likely ...
No one will be surprised by the assertion that American culture-including most of the American Church-is characterized by individualism. It allows us to do as we please and thus become our best selves as we define our best selves. The Goodrich decision ...
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional in a challenge to the law Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional in a challenge to the law, ...
Pending gay rights bills in Congress threatened by Republican Scott Brown's win in the Massachusetts Senate race Pending gay rights bills in Congress are likely to have a difficult if not impossible time winning approval after Republican Scott Brown's win over Democrat ...