Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional in California Case (insurance, goverment, good news)

[SunnyKayak]

A federal judge in California has ruled a section of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in a case brought by a group of public employees whose same-sex spouses were denied long-term care insurance.

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled late Thursday that Section 3 of DOMA, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages, violates the equal protection rights of the couples who sued both the federal government and the state's California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS).

read more here Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional in California Case | Advocate.com

[EinsteinsGhost]

Amen!

[earthlyfather]

Many of the CA courts rulings get over ruled by higher courts. Just add this a to the long list of faulty decisions. Ho hum.

[jjrose]

Closer, and closer to equality.

[hammertime33]

Is this the 4th court to rule this obviously unconstitutional law unconstitutional?

[EdwardA]

Originally Posted by earthlyfather

Many of the CA courts rulings get over ruled by higher courts. Just add this a to the long list of faulty decisions. Ho hum.

Yup.

[KickAssArmyChick]

Good! The Goverment has no business defining marriage.

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by earthlyfather

Many of the CA courts rulings get over ruled by higher courts. Just add this a to the long list of faulty decisions. Ho hum.

What would be the basis of higher courts defining DOMA constitutional?

[TigerLily24]

Excellent news!

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

More good news for the L.G.B.T. Community.

Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional in California Case | Advocate.com

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