WASHINGTON (CNN) — The question of same-sex marriage went again before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in the last of two oral arguments this week in separate appeals. This session dealt with the Defense of Marriage Act, passed by Congress in 1996. It said, in part, that legally married same-sex couples cannot enjoy the…
Here’s the latest on Wednesday’s Supreme Court session on the Defense of Marriage Act: [Updated at 1:20 p.m. ET] “I’m very optimistic that DOMA will be struck down. It has no rational basis for being,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said just now. Pelosi was at the Supreme Court to hear arguments over DOMA and…
(CNN) — Edith Windsor, who filed the original case that could upend the Defense of Marriage Act, says just getting the case to this point is a kind of victory. “We’ve made a huge step forward and a huge difference in how people look at us,” she said. “And so, it’ll happen. Another year if…
(CNN) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments on the constitutionality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. The federal law means federal tax, Social Security, pension, and bankruptcy benefits, and family medical leave protections do not apply to gay and lesbian…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — With barely a month to go before New Zealand formerly recognizes same-sex marriage, opponents are pointing to a new poll that suggests the island is far from agreeing with their government’s decision to press ahead with same-sex marriage. The poll, released March 7 and sponsored by the New Zealand Herald, shows…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As the Supreme Court considers two major same-sex marriage cases that could change marriage in the United States, religious leaders on both sides of the debate believe they are on God’s side of the contentious issue. In the months leading up to this week’s Supreme Court hearings, religious leaders from across the…
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Should the Supreme Court overturn a federal law that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, some married same-sex couples will save $8,000 or more in income tax, a new analysis finds. This week, the court will hear a case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996…
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz dug in his heels about gay marriage after an investor complained that the company’s support was eroding its bottom line. “If you feel respectfully that you can get a higher return [than] the 38% you got last year, it’s a free country,” said Schultz, during the annual…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As partisans argued pointedly over same-sex marriage outside the U.S. Supreme Court building, either hoping for or dreading a landmark decision, justices inside seemed reluctant Tuesday to extend a sweeping constitutional right for gays and lesbian to wed in all 50 states. In the first of two days of hearings on cases…
(CNN) — Jean Podrasky, a lesbian whose cousin happens to be Chief Justice John Roberts, will attend this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments on two cases dealing with same-sex marriage, CNN confirmed Monday. In an op-ed emailed to members of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Podrasky expressed optimism that her first cousin, a conservative,…
