Religion & Law

WELL, GOOD FOR HIM: President Obama made clear Monday that he favors the repeal of the Defense of
WELL, GOOD FOR HIM: “President Obama made clear Monday that he favors the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, and intends to ask Congress to repeal the 13-year-old law that denies benefits to domestic partners of federal employees and allows states to reject same-sex marriages performed in other states...

Author of Defense of Marriage Act Calls for Its Repeal
Author of Defense of Marriage Act Calls for Its Repeal

DOMA author calls for repeal of law
Bob Barr, the who drafted the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as a member of Congress, has called for the repeal of the law in an op-ed piece appearing today in the Los Angeles Times.

Massachusetts AG challenges Defense of Marriage Act
On July 8, Massachusetts AG Martha Coakly filed a federal lawsuit claiming the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. The details are below. The Defense of Marriage Act defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman...

DALE CARPENTER on Massachusetts challenge to the Defense Of Marriage Act. Challenge, schmallenge.
DALE CARPENTER on Massachusetts’ challenge to the Defense Of Marriage Act. Challenge, schmallenge. Why not just repeal it? The Democrats control Congress and the White House, and they’ve promised to be gay-friendly.

"A curb on gay marriage will fall; Repeal of 1913 law goes next to Patrick; Nonresidents to get right to wed in Mass."
"A curb on gay marriage will fall; Repeal of 1913 law goes next to Patrick; Nonresidents to get right to wed in Mass." This front page article appears today in The Boston Globe. The New York Times reports today that "Same-Sex Marriage Barrier Nears End in Massachusetts...

Self Defense
It's legal to defend yourself and your family

Gay Marriage Laws
Where same sex couples can marry

Hawaii Divorce Laws
How to end a marriage in paradise

Divorce Laws
How to end a marriage

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.

CIA
Department of Defense Sued by Veterans

Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

The Ministry of Defense
$500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit.

Government Overbilling
Defense contractor to pay $8.9 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.