Well, here's another Judge who should be impeached, for legislating from the Bench.
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
DOMA ruled unconstitutional in California case
Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief
SAN FRANCISCO – The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates the U.S.
Constitution's equal protections clause, a federal judge ruled today
in an important test case in California that could have national
implications.
Lambda Legal just tweeted the breaking news.
District Judge Jeffery White, an appointee by President George W. Bush
in 2002, ruled that DOMA violates the rights of Karen Golinski, who
was denied spousal health benefits by her employer, the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
Lambda Legal is representing Golinski in the case Golinski v. United
States Office of Personnel Management.
In January 2008, Chief Judge Alex Kozinksi of the Ninth Circuit ruled
that the decision to deny benefits to Golinski violated the Ninth
Circuit's own employment policies prohibiting sexual orientation
discrimination. However, the federal Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) argued that DOMA prevented health-care coverage for gay and
lesbian spouses of federal employees, and ordered the insurer of
Golinski's wife, Amy Cunninghis, to deny coverage.
Lambda Legal sued the federal government and OPM on Jan. 20, 2010.
More:
http://www.sdgln.com/news/2012/02/22/breaking-news-doma-ruled-unconstitutional-california-case
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Tommy
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Tommy
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