All posts tagged "doj"
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DOJ Argues DOMA’s Unconstitutionality Holds, Even in Immigration Context
To follow up on Metro Weekly‘s report, “Defending DOMA, Fighting Back,” about the Department of Justice filing on Friday, Sept. 2, in a challenge to...
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Defending DOMA, Fighting Back
Hamdi Lui and Michael Ernest Roberts, a same-sex couple married in Massachusetts but living in California, brought a case aimed at keeping Lui – a...
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Log Cabin v. United States: Ninth Circuit DADT Argument FAQ
This morning, Sept. 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral arguments in the federal government’s appeal of the trial...
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Lawyers Spar Over Defense as Choi Trial Grinds to Abrupt Halt
The trial of former Army Lt. Dan Choi for failure to obey a lawful order by a police officer was halted abruptly mid-afternoon today when...
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Choi Trial Put on Hold After Judge Allows “Vindictive Prosecution” Defense
With reporting from court by John Riley. The third day of the U.S. government’s trial of former Lt. Dan Choi ended with a 10-day delay...
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DOJ Tells Court That Edith Windsor’s DOMA Claim Should Be Granted
Back on July 1, the Department of Justice took a big step in defining what its Feb. 23 decision that the federal definition of marriage...
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House GOP Leaders Say Court Should Dismiss Edith Windsor’s Lawsuit, Find DOMA Constitutional
The House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) has been defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court since President Barack Obama and Attorney General...
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New York Attorney General Takes Edith Windsor’s Side in DOMA Challenge
Today, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman jumped into the ongoing national debate over the federal definition of marriage contained in Section 3 of the...
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Military Ready for DADT Repeal Certification, But Log Cabin Pushes Forward With Court Challenge
Pentagon officials told Metro Weekly this evening that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were...
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DOJ Argues to Keep DADT Repeal In Executive Branch’s Control, Out of the Courts
The government this evening continued its attempt to keep the end of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in the hands of the executive branch,...
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LCR Responds to DOJ: “On-Again, Off-Again Status” of DADT “Plays Havoc” With Servicemembers’ Rights
Responding to the two filings on Thursday evening, July 14, by the Department of Justice in the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States challenge to...
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DOJ Tells Court It “Continues to Defend” DADT, Seeks Reinstatement of Law “By the Close of Business Tomorrow”
The Department of Justice filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Ciruit in the Log Cabin Republicans v. United States...
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Ninth Circuit Orders DOJ to Address Claim Regarding Lesbian’s Exclusion From Jury
Since mid-February, the government’s approach to laws or government practices that classify people based on their sexual orientation has changed significantly. The impact of that...
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Citing DOJ’s “Nationwide Effect” Given to Bankruptcy Decision, Gay Couple OKs Ending Appeal
Today, in a bankruptcy court filing in Los Angeles, lawyers for a married gay couple seeking to file a joint bankruptcy petition claimed victory, following...
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Moratorium Issued on DADT Discharges; No Decision on Appeal
The Pentagon has stopped all enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in a memorandum issued to military branch secretaries dated today, following a July 6...
