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All Gay Married Couples Entitled to Federal Tax Benefits
Every same-sex couple who is legally married will have access to federal tax benefits, even if they live in a state that does not recognize their marriage. The announcement, made by the IRS and the...
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Marriage Equality Battle in Penn. Wages on Multiple Fronts
iStockphoto/ Thinkstock Litigation is flying in every direction as Pennsylvania becomes the latest battlefront in the quest for marriage equality. A county official in the Keystone State has gone rogue...
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Demise of DOMA May Not Help Gay Couples Seeking Divorce
Jeffrey Hamilton-Digital Vision-Thinkstock A lesbian couple filed for divorce just a week after Minnesota enacted its marriage equality law on Aug. 1. Dawn Tuckner and her wife were married in Canada...
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New Benefits with Supreme Court Rulings on Gay Marriage
Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief wrote the following editorial, published in LGBTQ Nation on June 27, 2013. iStockphoto/ Thinkstock Two bad laws died on June 26. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a state...
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Supreme Court Allows Gay Marriage To Resume in California
Plaintiffs in the California Proposition 8 case arrive at the Supreme Court on June 26. From left are Paul Katami, his partner Jeff Zarrillo, Sandy Stier and her partner Kris Perry. (AP Photo/J. Scott...
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Defense of Marriage Act Thrown Out by Supreme Court
Michael Knaapen, left, and his husband John Becker, right, embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2013 after the court struck down a federal provision denying benefits to...
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Supreme Court Announces Key Decisions this Week [Radio]
Supreme Court Announces Key Decisions this Week [Radio] Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine was interviewed this morning on WBBA (820 AM) News Talk Florida, in Tampa, on the decisions that the...
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Supreme Court Possible Rulings on Prop. 8 [Infographic]
iStockphoto/ Thinkstock The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to soon announce its decision on Proposition 8, a 2008 California law, which banned same-sex marriage. The high court could strike down Prop....
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Minnesota Gov. Signs Marriage Equality into Law
Crowds cheered in the Minnesota Capitol as they watched on closed-circuit television the Minnesota Senate vote to legalize same-sex marriage Monday. Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill into law today....
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Should the Government Recognize Same-sex Marriage? [Poll]
Big Cheese Photo/Thinkstock The U.S. Supreme Court is still deciding the legal rights in gay marriages. The high court is expected to announce its rulings in June on whether the Defense of Marriage Act...
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Illinois Inches Closer to Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Thinkstock While a bill legalizing gay marriage awaits enough support in the Illinois House of Representatives, the Cook County clerk is not defending against a lawsuit brought against the county by...
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Supreme Court Could Strike Down Defense of Marriage Act
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The U.S. Supreme Court heard two hours of arguments today over the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Opponents of the...
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Will Supreme Court Punt on Gay Marriage Case?
Marcus, left, and Daniel German-Dominguez stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, before the court's hearing on California’s voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. (AP...
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Why the Supreme Court Will Rule in Favor of Gay Marriage
By Larry Bodine, Editor in Chief, Lawyers.com Editorial We are on the threshold of a historic decision on individual rights by the Supreme Court of the United States as it considers two cases involving...
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Historic Gay Marriage Cases Before Supreme Court Next Week
iStockphoto/Thinkstock The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in two cases that have the potential to change the face of LGBT rights and bring marriage equality to all Americans. In...
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