Golinski v. United States Office of Personnel Management

  1. February 24, 2012

    House Group Takes Gay Spouse Benefits Ruling To 9th Circ.

    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.

  2. February 22, 2012

    DOMA Unconstitutionally Denies Gay Spouse Benefits: Judge

    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.

  3. March 17, 2011

    Suit Over Gay Spouse Benefits Tossed In Calif.

    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.

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