Re: DOMA ruled unconstitutional in California case

Keith... No worry. This court has a 90% overturn rate. It would have
been better for the Gay cause had they found it constitutional. The
odds would then be with them.

On Feb 22, 5:06 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, here's another Judge who should be impeached, for legislating from
> the Bench.
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> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 6:04 PM, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > DOMA ruled unconstitutional in California case
> > Ken Williams - SDGLN Editor in Chief
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> > 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.
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> > Lambda Legal just tweeted the breaking news.
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> > 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.
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> > Lambda Legal is representing Golinski in the case Golinski v. United
> > States Office of Personnel Management.
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> > 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.
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> > Lambda Legal sued the federal government and OPM on Jan. 20, 2010.
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> > More:
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> >http://www.sdgln.com/news/2012/02/22/breaking-news-doma-ruled-unconst...
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> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > Have a great day,
> > Tommy
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> > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> > Have a great day,
> > Tommy
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