President Barack Obama today expressed his approval of the Supreme Court's ruling that declared a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and instructed the U.S. Attorney General to work with other members of the administration to ensure that the DOMA law is not unconstitutional.... Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. Section 3 of DOMA was a federal law that only recognized marriages between people of different sexes. Because the immigration law ... Read more
In an unprecedented decision, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano issued an order to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that it must include same-sex couples in a long-term relationship within the definition of familial relationship. In a letter to members of Congress, Napolitano told them ... Read more
Immigration authorities on Monday hinted that decisions on immigration cases involving same-sex couples would be postponed. But today, a spokesman for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) told reporters that after a legal review by Department of Homeland Security attorneys, it was concluded that the law prohibiting gay and lesbian couples from ... Read more
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