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PublishedJune 30, 2013
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: DOMA ruling sows seeds for nationalized gay marriage
Under the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal government does not recognize same-sex marriages even in states that have legalized it. This week, the Supreme Court ruled DOMA unconstitutional.
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PublishedJune 30, 2013
DANA MILBANK: Celebration at Supreme Court
The moment Justice Anthony Kennedy said the words -- "Section 3 of DOMA is in violation of the Fifth Amendment" -- a muffled cheer pierced the quiet in the Supreme Court chamber.
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PublishedJune 30, 2013
COMMENTARY: ‘Ick factor’ not proper basis for law
Forty-four years nearly to the day after drag queens stood their ground against a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, sparking rioting in New York City and marking the beginning of America's gay rights movement, our nation's highest court at last held that a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.
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PublishedJune 29, 2013
DOMA decision momentous in battle for equal rights
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) marks a historic day for gay and lesbian Americans. For the first time, the nation's highest court has said that we're equal under the law.
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PublishedJune 29, 2013
Upholding Medicaid veto was a grave mistake
Last week, our Legislature upheld Gov. Paul LePage's veto of a bill to extend health care coverage to almost 70,000 low- and middle-income Mainers.
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PublishedJune 29, 2013
Sad day for democracy, marriage
It was outrageous for the Supreme Court to invalidate Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and allow the potential invalidation of California's Proposition 8, a law passed with the support of more than 7 million voters. Although Wednesday was a sad day for democracy and for marriage, this is not the end of the battle.
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PublishedJune 29, 2013
DOMA ruling: echoes of Roe v. Wade
Justice was not blind at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. It was deaf -- deaf to the will of the people of California and the nation. With its decision in the Perry case, a majority of the Supreme Court abandoned the 7 million California voters who passed Proposition 8.
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PublishedJune 29, 2013
Marriage equality battle is far from over
In the wake of the landmark Supreme Court rulings striking down a key part of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act and returning marriage equality to California, there are now two Americas for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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PublishedJune 29, 2013
Free speech doesn’t mean only if you don’t offend others
If our free speech rights were represented by a boxer, he'd be holding onto the ropes to stay upright.
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PublishedJune 28, 2013
JOSEPH REISERT: Affirmative action ruling barely keeps amber light from going red
The Supreme Court's decision this week in Fisher v. University of Texas surprised almost everyone.
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