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Mombian 3 days agoU.S. National News
The House Oversight & Government Reform Committee approved the Domestic Partnership Benefits & Obligations Act, which would offer the same benefits, including health insurance and pensions, to same-sex partners of federal workers and to opposite-sex spouses.
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NY Court: Married Gay Couples Entitled to Benefits
Google Gay News / WNYC 3 days ago
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NY Court: Married Gay Couples Entitled to BenefitsWNYCThe Court of Appeals ruled public officials have the authority to extend health insurance and other benefits to gay and lesbian couples legally married in .
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Gay couple rights OK'd by state's top court
Google Gay News / RocNow 3 days ago
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Gay couple rights OK'd by state's top courtRocNowThe state Court of Appeals rejected a Christian legal group's claim that the extension of benefits, including health insurance, to gay couples was illegal .
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Item: Lesbian lawyer’s spousal benefits can’t be blocked by DOMA
Qnews 3 days ago
::: The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) can’t be used to prevent a gay or lesbian federal court employee from getting full, equal benefits, Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski ruled today, according to an AP report.
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Gay Marriage Advocate Takes Solace In High Court Ruling »
Google Gay Marriage News / New York Daily News 4 days ago
Reuters
Gay Marriage Advocate Takes Solace In High Court Ruling »New York Daily NewsThis morning's decision by the Court of Appeals upholding two government orders to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed out .
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News: Mary Cheney, Lutherans, DOMA, Mariah Carey, Detroit
Towleroad 4 days agoFederal judge rules that gay couple denied benefits should receive compensation: "U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt deemed the denial of healthcare and other benefits to the spouse of federal public defender Brad Levenson to be a.
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Gay Couples Not the Same as Incestuous Couples!, Declares New York's Top Court
Queerty 4 days ago
In rejecting the Alliance Defense Fund's argument that same-sex marriage was the same thing as incest and polygamy, New York State's Court of Appeals all but declared gays are entitled to marriage rights.
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NY High Court Upholds Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages
Towleroad 4 days agoA challenge to New York's recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere has failed in a 4-3 ruling by the state's highest court, the Ithaca Journal reports: "The state Court of Appeals rejected a Christian legal group’s claim that the extension.
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NY high court upholds benefits, but shies away from considering marriage equality
Qnews 4 days ago
New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected two challenges filed by a Christian legal advocacy group that sought to deny legal recognition of marriages granted to same-sex couples by other other states or countries.
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And now in DOMA will inevitably become DOA news...
Good As You 5 days agoA federal judge today ordered compensation for a Los Angeles couple denied spousal benefits by the federal government because they are gay men.
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Federal Judge Orders Compensation for Gay Couple Denied Benefits
Gay Agenda 5 days agoFrom the LA Times:
A federal judge today ordered compensation for a Los Angeles couple denied spousal benefits by the federal government because they are gay men.
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Awww... This Means Lynne Stewart Won't Be Able To Be A Part Of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Defense/Aid & Comfort Team...
Queer Conservative 5 days ago
Via Dr. Sanity: Common Cause With Theocratic, Homophobic, Misogynistic Psychokillers
I just happened to notice this today from Andy McCarthy at The Corner:A panel of the Second Circuit U.
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How will GLAD's victory in the DOMA Section 3 challenge affect me?
Pams House blend 5 days agoToday, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in US District Court as part of their response to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Motion to Dismiss Gill v.
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Could ruling relax 'Don't Ask' without law change?
Washington Blade National News Oct 30 09
Could ruling relax 'Don't Ask' without law change? Source: DOD examining Witt case as way to ease enforcement By Chris Johnson Friday, October 30, 2009 The Defense Department is examining whether a ruling in a lawsuit challenging “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” could be used to relax enforcement of the policy without changing the law, according to a Senate aide.
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Tenn. Appeals Court rules for Bible Park rezoning
365 Gay Politics Oct 27 09(Murfreesboro, Tenn.) The Tennessee Court of Appeals at Nashville has ruled in favor of a rezoning that would allow a Bible-based theme park to be built in Rutherford County.
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Supreme Court sits out LGBT cases
Topix Gay News Oct 23 09
The Supreme Court refused during its official opening-day orders Oct. 5 to hear the appeal of a Michigan school district that was seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a student who was allegedly being repeatedly harassed, and called "queer" and "faggot.
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Item: High court justice again blocks release of Ref-71 petitions
Qnews Oct 19 09
US Supreme Court Justice Arthur Kennedy today temporarily reimposed a ban on release of the names of those signed the petitions putting Referendum 71 on the Washington ballot, Associated Press reports.
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Washington Haters Take R-71 Names Issue To SCOTUS
Joe My God Oct 19 09Backers of Washington's Referendum 71 have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn last week's judgment that they must reveal the names of those who signed the petition to get the issue on the ballot.
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Court allows release of domestic partner petitions
365 Gay News Oct 16 09(Seattle) Washington's secretary of state can release the names and addresses of people who signed petitions calling for a public vote on the state's expanded benefits for domestic partners, a federal appeals court said Thursday.
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Federal court lifts order blocking release of R-71 petitions
Topix Gay News Oct 15 09
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday granted an immediate stay and reversed a lower court's preliminary injunction blocking the release of Referendum 71 petitions.
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