2011: The year Congress battled the White House 
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 4, 2012
Tags: Congress, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, DOMA, National Labor Relations Board, White House
WASHINGTON – In Washington, 2011 can be remembered as the year Congress and the White House battled it out.
The year ended with Congress and the White House in a cold war of sorts, with Republican lawmakers using every procedural tool at their disposal to block key White House appointments in an expression of displeasure over President Barack Obama’s administration policies.
ABA declares support for repeal of DOMA
Published: November 8, 2011
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA
The American Bar Association is throwing its support behind legislation that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
White House backs Defense of Marriage Act repeal bill
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 20, 2011
Tags: Congress, DOMA, Respect for Marriage Act, same-sex marriage, White House
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is backing a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that denies recognition of same-sex marriages.
DOJ won’t appeal same-sex bankruptcy filings
Published: July 13, 2011
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Department of Justice, DOMA, same-sex marriage
The Department of Justice will no longer appeal joint petitions filed by legally married same-sex partners, the agency has announced.
The fallout from defending DOMA
Published: May 4, 2011
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA
The battle over the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act has now shifted to a battle over the law’s defense.
Bills to repeal DOMA filed in both House and Senate
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 17, 2011
Tags: Congress, DOMA, same-sex marriage, White House
WASHINGTON – In the latest move in the largely partisan battle over the fate of the Defense of Marriage Act, Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate have filed bills to repeal the measure, which denies federal benefits to same-sex married couples.
DOMA repeal may streamline practice areas
By:
Christina Pazzanese
Published: March 9, 2011
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Department of Justice, DOJ, DOMA, gay marriage, Obama, same-sex marriage
The Department of Justice’s decision to stop defending the federal Defense of Marriage Act against legal challenges could eventually transform several major practice areas in states that permit gay marriage.
House to defend DOMA
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 7, 2011
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Department of Justice, DOJ, DOMA, Eric Holder, gay marriage, John Boehner, same-sex couples, same-sex marriage
In response to the recent decision that the Department of Justice will no longer defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act against legal challenges, Speaker of the House John Boehner announced that the House will send its own lawyers to defend the law in federal court.
Maryland Senate adopts same-sex marriage bill
By:
Steve Lash
Published: February 25, 2011
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, gay marriage, Obama, same-sex couples, same-sex marriage
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Senate on Thursday night passed legislation that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the state with a vote of 25 to 21.
DOJ announces it will stop defending DOMA
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: February 24, 2011
Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, Department of Justice, DOJ, DOMA, equal protection, Eric Holder, gay marriage, Obama, same-sex couples, same-sex marriage
At the request of President Barack Obama, the Department of Justice has announced that it will no longer defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act against legal challenges.
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