Legal English: Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

Cornell

http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/strict_scrutiny


DOMA Section 3
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-104publ199/pdf/PLAW-104publ199.pdf

Newshour
In Policy Shift, President Orders Halt to Legal Defense of Marriage Law
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june11/marriage_02-23.html

CNN
Attorney General Eric Holder letter to House Speaker John Boehner
http://whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/23/attorney-general-declares-doma-unconstitutional/

LAW.com
Second Circuit Cases
http://www.law.com/jsp/nylj/PubArticleNY.jsp?id=1202483113125&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1

MetroWeekly
DOJ Files DOMA Defense in First Circuit Cases

http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2011/01/doj-files-doma-defense-in-firs.html

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DOJ Letter to US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
http://www.glad.org/uploads/docs/cases/gill-v-office-of-personnel-management/doj-letter-re-ma-doma-cases-02-2011.pdf

The DOJ DOMA Defense brief in the First Circuit: http://metroweekly.com/poliglot/Document.pdf

The District Court Rulings:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human Services et al
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/massachusetts/madce/1:2009cv11156/123233/

Gill  et al v. Office of Personnel Management et al
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/massachusetts/madce/1:2009cv10309/120672/

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NPR
Justice Will No Longer Defend Marriage Law
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/23/134003990/Obama-Declares-Defense-of-Marriage-Act-Unconstitutional

Gay Couples Challenge Defense Of Marriage Act
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126541845


HRC
DOMA Defense FAQ
http://www.hrc.org/issues/15364.htm