In fact, the first lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented the federal government from recognizing same sex marriages, was filed in 2009 under the name of a postal worker in Massachusetts. Fast forward to Monday. With the Supreme Court’s decision to let stand lower court rulings that allow same-sex marriages, expect those unions […]
The following is a document USPS sent out explaining its policy on same-sex marriages: Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) required that, in any federal statutes and rules, the word “marriage” meant only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word “spouse” referred only […]
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES From: Elaine Kaplan Acting Director Subject: Guidance on the Extension of Benefits to Married Gay and Lesbian Federal Employees, Annuitants, and Their Families As you already know, on June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. […]