Family
Mar. 19, 2011
Gay Spousal Insurance Case to Proceed
A federal judge denied a motion to stay a Northern District case challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Thursday denied the Obama administration's motion to stay a case in which gay California state employees are challenging their spouses' exclusion from a long-term care insurance program. The Department of Justice had asked for a stay to give Congress time to decide whether to intervene in the case to defend the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act....
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