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Second Federal Court Strikes Down Defense Of Marriage Act

Edith Windsor, whose case led to an appeals court striking down the Defense of Marriage Act. Shannon Stapleton /Reuters /Landov hide caption

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Second Federal Court Strikes Down Defense Of Marriage Act

October 18, 2012 • The case involved an 83-year-old woman who married her partner in Canada and was forced to pay taxes on an inheritance — taxes she would not have paid if their marriage was recognized legally. Same-sex marriage is an issue that's most likely headed to the Supreme Court.

The Two-Way

Defense Of Marriage Act Is Unconstitutional, Federal Court Rules

May 31, 2012 • The ruling from a federal appeals court in Boston is almost sure to be appealed to the Supreme Court.

It's All Politics

Senate Democrats Pass DOMA Repeal Bill In Committee

November 10, 2011 • It has no chance of passing. But because a 10-to-8 vote Thursday to approve a Defense of Marriage Act repeal bill was the first time an effort to end DOMA made legislative headway in Congress, Democrats on the panel were counting it as a success of sorts.

Navy Reverses; Will Not Allow Chaplains To Preside At Same-Sex Weddings

U.S. Navy Chief of Chaplains Rear Adm. Mark Tidd. Mass Communication Seaman Timothy A. Hazel/U.S. Navy hide caption

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Mass Communication Seaman Timothy A. Hazel/U.S. Navy

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Navy Reverses; Will Not Allow Chaplains To Preside At Same-Sex Weddings

May 11, 2011 • At issue: The concern from some members of the House that allowing the ceremonies would violate the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.

The Two-Way

No Change: Same-Sex Couples Still Not Eligible For Visas

March 30, 2011 • The rules have not changed even though the administration no longer defends the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Opinion

It's All Politics

Boehner: House Will Defend Defense Of Marriage Act

March 4, 2011 • Speaker Boehner said President Obama focused on social issues instead of jobs, as voters wanted. That charge led a gay rights group, Human Rights Campaign, to accuse Boehner of hypocrisy for doing what he accused the president of.

Blog Of The Nation

March 3rd Show

March 3, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of Nation, Defense of Marriage Act, and pulmonary embolisms. In the second hour, social media medicine and Libyan-Americans react to what's happening in Libya.

Opinion

The Two-Way

Obama Administration Will No Longer Defend Same-Sex Marriage Law

February 23, 2011 • "A documented history of discrimination" against gays is among the reasons why the administration will no longer argue that the Defense of Marriage Act is constitutional, Attorney General Eric Holder says.

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