DOMAWatch

Legal Resources and Information

References

  1. Supreme Court of the United States (June 26, 2015). “United States v. Windsor” (PDF). supremecourt.gov.
  2. ^ Schott, Webster (November 12, 1967). “Civil Rights and the Homosexual: A 4-Million Minority Asks for Equal Rights” (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  3. ^ “Homosexual Wins Fight to Take Bar Examination in Minnesota” (PDF). The New York Times. January 7, 1973. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Geidner, Chris (May 4, 2011). “Domestic Disturbance”. Metro Weekly. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  5. ^ Barton, Lee (pseudonym) (January 23, 1973). “Why Do Homosexual Playwrights Hide their Homosexuality?” (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved February 7,2012.
  6. ^ Sheppard, Nathaniel (September 17, 1979). “Panel bids Episcopalians Bar Homosexual priests” (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Gutis, Philip S. (November 5, 1989). “Small Steps Toward Acceptance Renew Debate on Gay Marriage”. The New York Times. Retrieved February 6,2012.
  8. ^ “Georgia Denies Gay Lawyer a Job”. The New York Times. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  9. ^ Lewin, Tamar (October 21, 1993). “Lutherans Asked to Decide On Blessing of Gay Unions”. The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  10. ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (November 11, 1993). “A Strong Gay Dissent On Public Spectacles”. The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  11. ^ The case was originally Baehr v. Lewin. “State of Hawaii Report of the Commission on Sexual Orientation and the Law, Chapter 2 Footnotes”. State of Hawaii. 1995. Archived from the original on September 29, 2000. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  12. ^ United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary (July 9, 1996). “Report 104-664: Defense of Marriage Act” (PDF). pp. 4–11. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  13. ^ “Defense of Marriage Act”. United States Government Printing Office. September 21, 1996. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Dunlap, David W. (May 9, 1996). “Congressional Bills Withhold Sanction of Same-Sex Unions”. The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  15. ^ Goodwin, Liz (March 27, 2013). “Lawmakers’ ‘moral disapproval’ of gay people in 1996 could doom DOMA law in Supreme Court”. Yahoo! News. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  16. ^ “Defense Of Marriage Act 5/96 H.R. 3396 Summary/Analysis”. Lectric Law Library. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  17. ^ “Republican Party Platform of 1996”. American Presidency Project. August 12, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  18. ^ “Democratic Party Platform of 1996”. American Presidency Project. August 26, 1996. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  19. ^ Moss, J. Jennings (June 25, 1996). “Bill Clinton interview”. The Advocate. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Archived by Wayback Machine.
  20. ^ “Letter from Bill Clinton”. Queer Resources Directory. August 7, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  21. ^ “Final vote results for roll call 316”. United States House of Representatives. July 12, 1996. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  22. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 13, 2011). “Marriage Wars”. Metro Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  23. ^ “On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3396)”. United States Senate. September 10, 1996. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b Geidner, Chris (September 14, 2011). “Double Defeat”. Metro Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  25. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 14, 2011). “Marriage Wars”. Metro Weekly. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  26. ^ http://www.qrd.org/qrd/usa/federal/doma/1996/clinton.letter-08.07.96
  27. ^ Socarides, Richard (March 8, 2013). “Why Bill Clinton Signed the Defense of Marriage Act.” The New Yorker
  28. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Baker, Peter (March 25, 2013). “Now in Defense of Gay Marriage, Bill Clinton”. The New York Times. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  29. ^ Clinton, Bill (March 7, 2013). “It’s time to overturn DOMA.” The Washington Post
  30. ^ Jump up to: a b Geidner, Chris (September 29, 2011). “Becoming Law”. Metro Weekly. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  31. ^ Kaczynski, Andrew. “Listen to Bill Clinton’s 1996 radio ad touting his passage of DOMA”. CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  32. ^ “David Perry interviews Ambassador James C. Hormel on his new book.”Youtube.com
  33. ^ “Clinton says gays overly critical of DADT; Memoir omits DOMA fight, Mixner, many out gay appointees”. Washington Blade. June 25, 2004. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  34. ^ “Bill Clinton on Prop 8: “It’s Unfair and It’s Wrong.” Queerty.
  35. ^ Galloway, Jim (July 14, 2009). “Bill Clinton drops opposition to same-sex marriage”. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on July 18, 2009.
  36. ^ Tracey, Michael (July 14, 2009). “Bill Clinton Backs Same-Sex Marriage”. The Nation.
  37. ^ “Bill Clinton’s Justifications for Signing DOMA”. New York Magazine. February 26, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  38. ^ Johnson, Chris (October 25, 2015). “Gay activists unhappy with Clinton remarks on DOMA”. Washington Blade. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  39. ^ Clinton, Bill. “It’s Time to Overturn DOMA,” washingtonpost.com ArchivedSeptember 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, 7 March 2013, accessed 27 March 2013.
  40. ^ Baker, Peter. “Now in Defense of Gay Marriage, Bill Clinton”. The New York Times, 25 March 2013, accessed 27 March 2013.
  41. ^ Birch, Elizabeth (March 12, 2013). “President Clinton is wrong about the history of DOMA”. AMERICAblog News. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  42. ^ Geidner, Chris (September 29, 2011). “Becoming Law”. Metro Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  43. ^ “Same-sex marriages in Hawaii – 1997: Legislative activity”. ReligiousTolerance.org. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  44. ^ “Homosexual (same-sex) marriage in Alaska” Robinson, B.A. Religioustolerance.org. 2002. (last update 2014-OCT-18). accessed 2015-DEC-26.
  45. ^ Jump up to: a b “OGC-97-16: Defense of Marriage Act” (PDF). General Accounting Office. January 31, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  46. ^ “GAO-04-353R Defense of Marriage Act: Update to Prior Report” (PDF). General Accounting Office. January 23, 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  47. ^ “Providing benefits to same-sex spouses of employees: Legal issues, best practices”. ABA Journal. America Bar Association (December 2011). Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  48. ^ “Immigration and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA): A Q&A Fact Check”. Immigration Policy Center. August 18, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  49. ^ Heller, Marc (September 21, 2011). “Gillibrand Urges Equal Benefits”. Daily Courier-Observer. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  50. ^ Dao, James (July 16, 2011). “Same-Sex Marriage Faces Military Limits”. The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  51. ^ “Democratic Party Platform of 2000”. American Presidency Project. July 31, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  52. ^ “Democratic Party Platform of 1996”. American Presidency Project. August 14, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  53. ^ “Bush calls for ban on same-sex marriages”. CNN. February 25, 2004. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  54. ^ Hoffecker, Leslie (January 17, 2005). “Bush Won’t Lobby For Amendment”. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  55. ^ “Barack Obama on LGBT Rights” (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF)on December 17, 2008.
  56. ^ “Open Letter from Barack Obama Concerning LGBT Equality”.
  57. ^ Jump up to: a b “Obama Admin Moves To Dismiss Defense Of Marriage Act Challenge”. Huffington Post. June 12, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  58. ^ Solmonese, Joe (June 15, 2009). “Open Letter to President Obama” (PDF). Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  59. ^ Jump up to: a b c Statement of the Attorney General on Litigation Involving the Defense of Marriage Act, February 23, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  60. ^ “Letter from the Attorney General to Congress on Litigation Involving the Defense of Marriage Act”. February 23, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  61. ^ “Letter of Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, to United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit” (PDF). GLAD. February 24, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  62. ^ Jump up to: a b Geidner, Chris (July 1, 2011). “DOJ: Court Should Not Dismiss Karen Golinski’s Health Benefits Claim, Should Instead Find DOMA Unconstitutional”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  63. ^ “DOJ Support of Petition for En Banc Review” (PDF). GLAD. July 7, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  64. ^ Geidner, Chris (June 11, 2012). “Former AGs Meese, Ashcroft Call Obama Move on DOMA ‘Extreme’ in Appeals Court Filing”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  65. ^ “Boehner: House Will Defend DOMA; Courts, Not Obama, Should Decide”. National Public Radio. March 4, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  66. ^ “Boehner Launches Effort to Defend Gay Marriage Ban”. FOX News. March 4, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  67. ^ Sonmez, Felicia (March 9, 2011). “House to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court”. The Washington Post.
  68. ^ Todd, Ross (April 18, 2012). “King & Spalding’s Clement to Fight Against Same-Sex Marriage”. AmLawDaily. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  69. ^ Geidner, Chris (April 18, 2011). “House Leadership Seeks to Intervene in DOMA Case”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  70. ^ Windsor v. United States, Unopposed Motion of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives to Intervene for a Limited PurposeArchived September 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  71. ^ Berman, Russell; Strauss, Daniel (April 25, 2011). “GOP pushes on with marriage act defense after law firm backs out”. The Hill. Washington, D.C. ISSN 1521-1568. OCLC 31153202. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  72. ^ “Price tag on House defense of DOMA: $500k”. MSNBC. April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  73. ^ Sonmez, Felicia (October 4, 2011). “House raises salary cap for DOMA lawyer to $1.5 million”. The Washington Post.
  74. ^ Schwartz, John (June 14, 2011). “A California Bankruptcy Court Rejects U.S. Law Barring Same-Sex Marriage”. The New York Times. Retrieved February 13,2012.
  75. ^ Bernie Becker (September 15, 2009). “House Dems Take Aim at Marriage Law”. The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  76. ^ Eleveld, Kerry (September 15, 2009). “Respect for Marriage Act Debuts”. The Advocate. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  77. ^ “The Respect for Marriage Act Garners Support of President Clinton and Former Rep. Bob Barr, DOMA’s Original Author” (Press release). United States House of Representatives. September 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  78. ^ “Frank Will Not Support DOMA Repeal”. EDGE Boston. September 14, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  79. ^ Johnson, Chris (September 28, 2009). “Berry—ENDA should be LGBT priority”. Washington Blade. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2009.
  80. ^ S. 598
  81. ^ H.R. 1116
  82. ^ “Senate panel OKs repeal of Defense of Marriage Act”. USA Today. Associated Press. November 10, 2011.
  83. ^ Pear, Robert (March 12, 2009). “Obama on Spot Over a Benefit to Gay Couples”. The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  84. ^ Levine, Dan (March 16, 2011). “Lesbian U.S. employee set back in benefits fight”. Reuters. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  85. ^ Golinski v. OPM, Second Amended Complaint. April 14, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011
  86. ^ Geidner, Chris (June 10, 2011). “House GOP Leadership Defends ‘Traditional’ Marriage From Being ‘Radically Redefined‘“. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  87. ^ Golinski v. OPM, Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint Archived May 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. June 3, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  88. ^ Golinski v. OPM, Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Motions to DismissArchived May 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. July 1, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  89. ^ Geidner, Chris (February 22, 2012). “DOMA’s Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Judge Rules in Golinski Case”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  90. ^ Jump up to: a b Geidner, Chris (July 3, 2012). “DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Take Two DOMA Cases, Maintains Law Is Unconstitutional”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  91. ^ “Order: Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management“. Lambda Legal. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  92. ^ Goodnough, Abby; Zezima, Katie (March 2, 2009). “Suit Seeks to Force Government to Extend Benefits to Same-Sex Couples”. The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  93. ^ ““DOMA” Means Federal Discrimination Against Married Same-Sex Couples”. GLAD. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009.
  94. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (May 6, 2010). “Marriage Law Is Challenged as Equaling Discrimination”. The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  95. ^ Finucane, Martin (July 8, 2009). “Mass. challenges federal Defense of Marriage Act”. Boston Globe. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  96. ^ “Massachusetts challenges Marriage Act”. UPI. May 26, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  97. ^ Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, 699 F.Supp.2d 374 (D.Mass. 2010). Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  98. ^ Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, 698 F.Supp.2d 234 (D.Mass. 2010). Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  99. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 8, 2010). “Federal Court Rules DOMA Sec. 3 Violates Equal Protection”. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010. Retrieved July 8,2010.
  100. ^ DOMA decisions released Bay Windows. July 8, 2010.
  101. ^ Lavoie, Denise (October 12, 2010). “Feds Appeal Mass Rulings against U.S. Marriage Law”. Boston Globe. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  102. ^ Jump up to: a b Mackenzie Weinger (November 3, 2011). “DOMA opposed by 133 House Democrats”. Politico. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  103. ^ Reilly, Peter J. (November 4, 2011). “Seventy Major Employers Line Up Against DOMA”. Forbes.
  104. ^ Geidner, Chris (April 4, 2012). “Federal Appeals Judges Consider Whether DOMA Is Constitutional in Historic Hearing in Boston”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  105. ^ Jeffrey, Don; Dolmetsch, Chris (May 31, 2012). “Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional, Appeals Court Says”. Bloomberg. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  106. ^ Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesArchived June 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, No. 10-2204, slip op. (May 31, 2012).
  107. ^ Johnson, Chris (June 20, 2012). “Boehner appeals DOMA cases to Supreme Court”. Washington Blade. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  108. ^ Schwartz, John (November 8, 2010). “Gay Couples to Sue Over U.S. Marriage Law”. The New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  109. ^ Andrew M. Harris (February 28, 2011). “Widow’s $363,000 Tax Bill Led to Obama Shift on Marriage Act”. Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  110. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 26, 2011). “New York Attorney General Takes Edith Windsor’s Side in DOMA Challenge”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the originalon August 6, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  111. ^ Geidner, Chris (June 6, 2012). “Another Federal Judge Finds DOMA Marriage Definition Unconstitutional, Now in Widow’s Case”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  112. ^ Snow, Justin (July 16, 2012). “Widow Petitions DOMA Case to the Supreme Court”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  113. ^ Baynes, Terry (October 18, 2012). “Appeals court rules against Defense of Marriage Act”. Reuters. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  114. ^ “Windsor v. USA” (PDF). United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  115. ^ “Federal Appeals Court Declares “Defense of Marriage Act” Unconstitutional”. ACLU Press Release. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  116. ^ Weiss, Debra Cassens (October 18, 2012). “2nd Circuit Rules for Surviving Gay Spouse, Says DOMA Violates Equal Protection Clause”. ABA Journal. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  117. ^ Stempel, Jonathan (January 7, 2013). “Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases in late March”. Reuters. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  118. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 18, 2013). “House Republicans Cave On Marriage Fight”. BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  119. ^ Bolcer, Julie (July 31, 2012). “Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional in Pedersen Case”. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  120. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 31, 2012). “Federal Trial Court In Connecticut Strikes Down DOMA’s Marriage Definition”. BuzzFeed Politics. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  121. ^ Geidner, Ryan J. (July 31, 2012). “Bush Appointee Rules DOMA Unconstitutional”. Talking Points Memo. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  122. ^ Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management, Petition for Certiorari Before Judgment Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  123. ^ “Pending cases where the Defense of Marriage Act is being challenged”. February 28, 2011.
  124. ^ Geidner, Chris (May 25, 2012). “Federal Judge Rules DOMA, Tax Code Force Unconstitutional Treatment For Same-Sex Couples”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  125. ^ “Torres-Barragan v. Holder”. Civilo Rights Litigation Clearinghouse. University of Michigan Law School. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  126. ^ Passarella, Gina (January 9, 2012). “U.S. Justice Department argues that Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional”. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  127. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 29, 2013). “Federal Judge Says DOMA Ruling Changes Private Companies’ Retirement Plans”. BuzzFeed. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  128. ^ Packel, Dan (August 30, 2013). “Late Cozen Atty’s Family Drops Same-Sex Benefits Fight”. Law 360. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  129. ^ Egelko, Bob (April 5, 2012). “Same-sex benefits denial is ruled discriminatory”. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  130. ^ Egelko, Bob (November 25, 2012). “Same-sex case ruling favors gay employee”. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  131. ^ Dao, James (October 12, 2011). “Denied Veterans Benefits Over Same-Sex Marriage, Ex-Sailor Challenges Law”. The New York Times. Retrieved October 3,2012.
  132. ^ “Cardona v. Shinseki”. Veterans Legal Services Clinic. Yale Law School. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  133. ^ Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Number:11-3083, accessed November 26, 2012
  134. ^ Geidner, Chris (November 23, 2011). “SLDN Takes Aim at DOMA”. Metro Weekly. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  135. ^ Stone, Andrea (February 9, 2012). “Charlie Morgan, Lesbian Guardsman With Cancer, Meets John Boehner Staffer To Push DOMA Repeal”. Huffington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  136. ^ Geidner, Chris (February 16, 2012). “SLDN, DOJ Agree to 60-Day Delay in Case Challenging Gay Servicemembers’ Spousal Benefits”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  137. ^ Geidner, Chris (February 17, 2012). “DOJ Won’t Defend Laws Preventing Equal Treatment for Servicemembers With Same-Sex Spouses”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  138. ^ “Boehner moves to defend anti-gay DOMA in military case”. Wisconsin Gazette. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  139. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 17, 2013). “House Republicans Face Decision On Fighting Gay Veterans’ Spousal Benefits”. BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  140. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 18, 2013). “House Republicans Cave On Marriage Fight”. BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  141. ^ “Pasadena same-sex couple sues VA over benefits”. Pasadena Sun. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  142. ^ Snow, Justin (August 3, 2012). “Court Denies Motion To Stay DOMA Case Proceedings”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  143. ^ “Tracey Cooper-Harris, Gay California Veteran, Moves Forward With DOMA Lawsuit”. Huffington Post. February 25, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  144. ^ Application to Withdraw, accessed July 23, 2013
  145. ^ “Bankruptcy Judge Bypasses DOMA to Allow Joint Bankruptcy Filing by Same-Sex Spouses”. American Bankruptcy Institute. June 3, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  146. ^ In re Somers and Caggiano Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, 10-38296, slip op. (Bky.S.D.N.Y. May 4, 2011). Retrieved June 9, 2011.
  147. ^ Geidner, Chris (June 13, 2011). “Bankruptcy Court: DOMA Unconstitutionally Limits Same-Sex Married Couples From Joint Bankruptcy Filing”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  148. ^ “Bankruptcy Court rules section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional”. SDGLN. June 13, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  149. ^ Schwartz, John (June 14, 2011). “A California Bankruptcy Court Rejects U.S. Law Barring Same-Sex Marriage”. The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  150. ^ Geidner, Chris (July 7, 2011). “U.S. Trustee Withdraws Appeal of Gay Couple’s Bankruptcy Court DOMA Victory”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  151. ^ Wernick, Allan (June 10, 2009). “Vermont Senator urges same-sex marriages OK for ‘immigrant spouses‘“. New York Daily News. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  152. ^ Geidner, Chris (March 30, 2011). “Immigration Official: ‘The Hold Is Over‘“. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved March 30,2011.
  153. ^ “B2 Classification for Cohabiting Partners”. Travel.state.gov. Archived from the original on March 26, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  154. ^ Preston, Julia (May 8, 2011). “Justice Dept. to Continue Policy Against Same-Sex Marriage”. The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  155. ^ “Mass. ad exec fights two battles with ads”. AdWeek. April 29, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  156. ^ “Reunite this family”. Boston Globe. August 27, 2007. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  157. ^ Trujillo, Meilssa (March 20, 2009). “Kerry Seeks Asylum For Gay Brazilian Wed In Mass”. Huffington Post. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  158. ^ Sacchetti, Maria (June 4, 2010). “Gay couple get a boost in winning bid to reunite”. Boston Globe. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  159. ^ Bernstein, Nina (October 14, 2005). “A Contest of Suffering, With the U.S. as a Prize”. The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  160. ^ 673 F.2d 1036 (9th Cir. 1982).
  161. ^ Lui v. Holder Archived October 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, No: 2:11-CV-01267-SVW (JCGx) (C.D. Cal. September 28, 2011). Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  162. ^ Harmon, Andrew. “Judge Throws Out Binational Couple’s DOMA Lawsuit”. The Advocate. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  163. ^ Wong, Curtis (January 5, 2012). “Bradford Wells and Anthony John Makk, San Francisco Gay Married Couple, Win Deportation Reprieve For Two Years”. Huffington Post. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  164. ^ Foley, Elise (February 9, 2012). “Same-Sex Couple Wins Immigration Relief, Despite Defense Of Marriage Act”. Huffington Post. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  165. ^ Carroll, Susan (March 9, 2012). “Gay, married immigrant spared from deportation”. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  166. ^ Revelis v. Napolitano, 11 C 1991, slip op. (N.D. Ill. January 5, 2012). Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  167. ^ Jump up to: a b Geidner, Chris (April 2, 2012). “Immigration Equality Files DOMA Challenge, Obama Administration Left Them ‘No Choice‘“. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  168. ^ Revelis v. Napolitano, granting motion to stay Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, July 12, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012
  169. ^ “Blesch v. Holder (Immigration Equality’s DOMA case) put on hold”. Prop8TrialTracker. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  170. ^ Geidner, Chris (June 19, 2012). “Same-Sex Couples Facing Immigration Questions Receive Temporary Relief From DOJ Immigration Board”. Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  171. ^ “Judge rules lesbian immigrant can challenge DOMA”. U-T San Diego. April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  172. ^ Dobuzinskis, Alex (July 13, 2012). “Lesbian immigrant from PH challenges US gay marriage ban”. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  173. ^ Reilly, Mollie (June 29, 2013). “Gay Couple Receives Green Card After Supreme Court Ruling: DOMA Project”. Huffington Post. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  174. ^ Bunch, Joey (July 5, 2013). “Boulder lesbian couple gets green card after DOMA falls – The Denver Post”. Denver Post. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  175. ^ 560 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2009).
  176. ^ “Federal judge rules denial of health coverage to same-sex spouse unconstitutional”. Los Angeles Times. February 9, 2009. Retrieved November 6,2009.
  177. ^ In re Kandu, 315 B.R. 123, 138 (Bankr. D. Wash. 2004). Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  178. ^ “DOMA’s Unlikely Victim’s”. The Advocate. September 28, 2004. p. 15. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  179. ^ Wilson v. Ake, 354 F. Supp. 2d 1298 (M.D. Fla. 2005).
  180. ^ Smelt v. County of Orange, 447 F.3d 673 (9th Cir. 2006). Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  181. ^ “U.S. Supreme Court refuses marriage case”.
  182. ^ Smelt v. United States, Notice of Removal. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  183. ^ “Gay California couple’s lawsuit dismissed”. UPI. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  184. ^ Bishop v. Oklahoma, 447 F.Supp.2d 1239 (N.D. Okla. 2006). Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  185. ^ Bishop v. US, No. 04-CV-848-TCK-TLW, slip op. (N.D. Okla. November 24, 2009). Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  186. ^ Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___, ___ (2015) (“The Court now holds that same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry.”).