February 24, 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives advisory group that has worked to defend the Defense of Marriage Act on Friday appealed to the Ninth Circuit a California federal judge's ruling that the act unconstitutionally denies employment benefits to members of lawful same-sex marriages.
February 22, 2012
A California federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies employment benefits to members of lawful marriages, upholding the right of a federal employee's wife to enroll in her same-sex partner's health insurance plan.
March 17, 2011
A California judge dismissed a suit over health benefits for the same-sex spouse of a federal employee Wednesday, saying the court could not overturn an agency's interpretation of the Defense of Marriage Act without a direct challenge to the act's constitutionality.