{"id":567,"date":"2010-11-11T16:17:09","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T21:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=567"},"modified":"2012-03-05T18:35:02","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T23:35:02","slug":"sidebar-lawsuit-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=567","title":{"rendered":"Who sues? Suing over DOMA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simply on a personal level, Edie Windsor’s lawsuit (read about it at Gay Couples to Sue Over Defense of Marriage Act \u2013 NYTimes.com)<\/a><\/strong> is egregiously just. But it’s important, as well, on a political level. If Ms. Windsor and the ACLU win, this lawsuit can do what I keep pumping as a reason to sue: change the law. This case can cause the repulsive and unconstitutional Defense of Marriage Act to be repealed as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

I’ve tried to link to the ACLU’s page on this lawsuit but have had no luck. Sorry.<\/p>\n


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The ACLU’s big challenge to the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[128,129,131,133,34,130,132],"class_list":["post-567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","tag-aclu","tag-defense-of-marriage-act","tag-edie-windsor","tag-estate-taxes","tag-situations-demanding-lawsuits","tag-suing-to-change-the-law","tag-thea-spyer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t