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Under DOMA Married Same Sex Couples Can’t File Bankruptcy

Does anyone else know about this? And if we’re late to the game well we’re writing a post about it anyway. According to the blog of New York city bankruptcy law specialists Dwyer & Associates, married gay couples and heterosexual couples in domestic partnership cannot file bankruptcy together unlike straight couples. This applies to ALL [...]

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California Fed Worker Sues Obama Administration For Same-Sex Benefits

Karen Golinski, a 9th Circuit court attorney in San Francisco, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for refusing to grant extended benefits to her spouse due to federal law prohibiting recognition of same-sex marriages. The suit filed today asks for a court order demanding that the government provide health benefits [...]

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Everyone Calm Down On Obama DOJ’s DOMA Brief!

Centerblue.org The blogosphere is on fire because of the recent brief submitted by Obama’s DOJ in response to a lawsuit, Smelt v. United States, seeking to overturn the federal Defense of Marriage Act that states marriage to be only between a man and a woman. The fires are being stoked by Americablog, which in my [...]

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