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Feds Ask to Kill Suit Challenging DADT Ban

Sep 2nd, 2011 @ 9:04 am | Comments Off -
With the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” less than three weeks away, the Obama administration asked a federal appeals court Thursday to discard the lawsuit...

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HRC Poll: Voters Oppose Republican Defense of DOMA

Mar 15th, 2011 @ 1:23 pm | Comments Off -
Washington – American voters oppose the Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA) – the law that forbids the federal government from recognizing legally married same-sex couples –...

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Congress set to take over DOMA defense

Mar 1st, 2011 @ 12:47 pm | 2 Comments -
The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives this weekend indicated it will step up to argue that the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act is constitutional in light of a...

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Justice Department Asks Supreme Court Not To Intervene In DADT Case

Nov 11th, 2010 @ 3:15 pm | Comments Off -
As news of the Pentagon’s Working Group report echoes around the world, the Obama administration has urged the Supreme Court of the United States to not get involved in the...

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Justice Department asks appeals court for emergency stay in DADT case

Oct 20th, 2010 @ 12:46 pm | Comments Off -
Attorneys for the Department of Justice this morning asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for an emergency stay of Judge Virginia Phillips’ permanent injunction that prohibits...

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