The Demise of DOMA: What it Means for California Families
On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Windsor v. United States, declaring unconstitutional Section 3 of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) , which provided that the federal government would recognize only marriages between one man and one woman. With the demise of Section 3, the United States […]
A Week of Celebration for the LGTB Community
By Sally Elkington, ACBA Past-President This has been a week of sweet celebration for the LGTB community and their allies. I have been thinking a lot about how far we have come. After the overturn of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the remand of Hollingsworth v. Perry (Proposition 8), I went with thousands of […]