"Defense Of Marriage Act" 5/96 H.R. 3396 Summary/Analysis
From the 'Lectric Law Library's stacks "Defense Of Marriage Act" 5/96 H.R. 3396 Summary/Analysis ... This Act may be cited as ...
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The Defense of Marriage Act / Public Law 104-199 Defense of Marriage ...
The Defense of Marriage Act / Public Law 104-199 Defense of Marriage Act (Enrolled Bill (Sent to President)) H.R.3396 One Hundred Fourth ...
site: http://www.indiana.edu/~glbtpol/doma.html

Same-Sex Marriage: Pathfinder
Legislative History of Federal "Defense of Marriage Act," Pub. L. 104-199, 110 Stat. 2419 (approved Sept.21,1996) (to be codified ...
site: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~axellute/ssm.htm

CNN - Anti gay marriage act clears Congress - Sept. 10, 1996
Senators voted 85-14 for the Defense of Marriage Act. The House overwhelmingly passed the bill in July, and President Clinton has said he ...
site: http://www.cnn.com/US/9609/10/gay.marriage/

Defense of Marriage Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... of same-sex couples in other states.The Defense of Marriage Act was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 21, 1996, after ...
site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA): Legal Resources and Information
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA): Legal Resources and Information ... The federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defines marriage as a legal ...
site: http://www.domawatch.org/

Same Sex Marriage
Congress enacted the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 1996, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages and allows states to do the same.
site: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/samesex.htm

Ohio House Approves Defense Of Marriage Act
Ohio House Approves Defense Of Marriage Act ... The law is known as "DOMA" the Defense of Marriage Act.
site: http://www.wcpo.com/news/2004/local/02/03/marriage_passed.html

The Seattle Times: Local News: Second look at gay marriage?
... state in two separate lawsuits, claiming the state's Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which restricts marriage to one man and one woman, is ...
site: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003234852_reconsider30m.html

GAO-04-353R Defense of Marriage Act: Update to Prior Report
States Senate Subject: Defense of Marriage Act: Update to Prior Report Dear Senator Frist: The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) provides ...
site: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04353r.pdf

The 28th Amendment: It is time to protect marriage, and democracy, in America - Defense of Marriage Act may be in jeopardy
Marriage is so central to the well-being of children-and society as a whole-that it was, until recently, difficult to imagine that it might be necessary ...... (Continue Reading)

Wedding bell news - Defense of Marriage Act
Pres. Clinton passed the Defense of Marriage Act in Sep. 1996 aimed at preventing gay marriages. However, it is argued that the law is a futile attempt ...... (Continue Reading)

Odd couples: the Defense of Marriage Act will firm up the authority of the states to reject gay marriage
The Supreme Court decided in 'Romer v Evans' that states cannot make policy that passed adverse judgement on homosexuality. Congress had the support of ...... (Continue Reading)

All in the family - Hillary Rodhan Clinton supports Defense of Marriage Act - Brief Article
She broke ranks with her husband by opposing his "don't ask, don't tell" policy, but when it comes to gay marriage, first lady Hillary Rodhan Clinton ...... (Continue Reading)

Marriage amendment dead—for now
A CONSTITUTIONAL amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage died in the Senate this month despite intense pressure from President Bush, prominent religious ...... (Continue Reading)

A new word, a new day: where 'gay marriage' is leading us
'HETERONORMATIVE": There's a word to add to your vocabulary. Very, very soon you'll be hearing it a lot. On February 26, Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of Hollywood star Will Smith, sparked a fier... (Continue Reading)

The president said that the Federal Marriage Amendment does not have the votes in the Senate to pass
The president said that the Federal Marriage Amendment does not have the votes in the Senate to pass. Moreover, it will not have those votes until courts strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, a... (Continue Reading)

One man's marriage trap: the ever-shifting, deeply conflicted Andrew Sullivan
WHEN Andrew Sullivan was seven or eight, the visceral yet distancing medium of television sparked a feeling about which many men will have corresponding ...... (Continue Reading)

The House made a symbolic strike against the federal courts on same-sex marriage
The House made a symbolic strike against the federal courts on same-sex marriage. The bill it voted for would strip those courts of jurisdiction over ...... (Continue Reading)

Marriage amendment may rise again
ALTHOUGH A PROPOSED constitutional amendment to define matrimony solely as a one-man, one-woman compact fell flat in the U.S. Senate last month, political ...... (Continue Reading)